SOBRIQUET is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. SOBRIQUET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOBRIQUET?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOBRIQUET is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOBRIQUET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sobriquetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOBRIQUET scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SOBRIQUET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOBRIQUET has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SOBRIQUET
- All 9 letters of SOBRIQUET are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SOBRIQUET mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A playful or descriptive nickname given to a person instead of their real name.
A sobriquet usually says something about its owner: a feat, a trait, a hometown. It sounds more literary than a plain nickname, and it often sticks to public figures for life.
How SOBRIQUET is used
Appears in journalism and biography, borrowed from French.
- The cyclist earned the sobriquet "The Eagle" for his mountain climbs.
- Her sobriquet was far better known than her actual surname.
- The old general carried that sobriquet to the grave.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOBRIQUET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOBRIQUET
1 longer words begin with SOBRIQUET.
Shorter words from the letters in SOBRIQUET
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Common questions about SOBRIQUET
- Is SOBRIQUET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOBRIQUET, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOBRIQUET worth?
- SOBRIQUET is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOBRIQUET mean?
- A playful or descriptive nickname given to a person instead of their real name.
- What letters can be added to SOBRIQUET?
- SOBRIQUET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SOBRIQUET:
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