SOMA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SOMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOMA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOMA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOMA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOMA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SOMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What stands out about SOMA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 SOMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalliterary
The body of a person or organism considered separately from the mind or spirit.
Soma comes from the Greek word for body, and it is used in biology and psychology to talk about the physical body as opposed to the mind or the reproductive cells, and in older or literary writing to contrast the body with the soul. The same spelling also names a sacred drink described in ancient Vedic texts, but the bodily sense is the one most often intended.
How SOMA is used
Mostly technical or literary; rare in everyday speech.
- The lecture drew a sharp line between the soma and the mind.
- Stress can leave marks on the soma long after the event has passed.
- The poem treats the soma as a temporary shell for something eternal.
- Researchers studied how the soma responds to prolonged illness.
- In her essay she argued that soma and psyche cannot really be separated.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOMA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SOMA
The 4 tiles of SOMA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SOMA
Showing 24 of 56 words that begin with SOMA.
Words ending in SOMA
7 words end in SOMA. Useful as a back hook: play SOMA onto a word already on the board.
Words with SOMA inside
Showing 24 of 53 words that contain SOMA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SOMA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SOMA
Common questions about SOMA
- Is SOMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOMA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOMA worth?
- SOMA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOMA mean?
- The body of a person or organism considered separately from the mind or spirit.
- What letters can be added to SOMA?
- SOMA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SOMA:
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