SOMBROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SOMBROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOMBROUS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOMBROUS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOMBROUS
No single letter turns SOMBROUS into another word.
How SOMBROUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SOMBROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOMBROUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SOMBROUS
- SOMBROUS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SOMBROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Dark and gloomy, full of shadow.
An archaic cousin of the modern adjective, drawn from the same Latin idea of shade. Poets chose sombrous to paint forests, halls or moods that seem heavy with darkness.
How SOMBROUS is used
Literary and rare; the spelling sombre is the normal modern word.
- A sombrous wood lay beyond the river.
- The sombrous hall echoed with their steps.
- His sombrous mood lasted through the winter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOMBROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SOMBROUS
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Common questions about SOMBROUS
- Is SOMBROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOMBROUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOMBROUS worth?
- SOMBROUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOMBROUS mean?
- Dark and gloomy, full of shadow.
- What letters can be added to SOMBROUS?
- No single letter can be added to SOMBROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SOMBROUS:
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