SOAR is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. SOAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOAR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOAR is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOAR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOAR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SOAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,269.
What stands out about SOAR
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SOAR mean in Scrabble?
verb
To fly or rise high into the air, especially smoothly and without visible effort.
Birds soar when they glide upward on rising currents of air without flapping their wings. The word is also used figuratively of prices, temperatures, hopes, or spirits that soar sharply upward, since both movements share the sense of an effortless, sweeping ascent.
How SOAR is used
Used both literally of flight and figuratively of prices or feelings rising sharply.
- The eagle began to soar above the valley.
- Prices continued to soar throughout the summer.
- Her spirits would soar whenever she heard the news.
- The glider can soar for hours on a single thermal.
- Temperatures are expected to soar this weekend.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SOAR
The 4 tiles of SOAR in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SOAR
10 longer words begin with SOAR.
Words ending in SOAR
2 words end in SOAR. Useful as a back hook: play SOAR onto a word already on the board.
Words with SOAR inside
6 words contain SOAR in the middle. Words that start with SOAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SOAR
Common questions about SOAR
- Is SOAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOAR, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOAR worth?
- SOAR is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOAR mean?
- To fly or rise high into the air, especially smoothly and without visible effort.
- What letters can be added to SOAR?
- SOAR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SOAR:
Open SOAR in the Word Finder