SOME is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SOME 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 SOME?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOME is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOME
No single letter turns SOME into another word.
How SOME scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SOME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,106.
What stands out about SOME
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 SOME mean in Scrabble?
adjective
An unspecified but limited quantity or number of a thing or things.
Some is used when the speaker does not name an exact amount, such as some bread or some people, and it works with both countable and uncountable nouns. It contrasts with words like all or none by pointing to a part rather than the whole.
How SOME is used
Extremely common in everyday speech and writing.
- Could you pass me some sugar for my tea.
- Some of the guests left before the speeches began.
- We still have some time before the train leaves.
- Only some of the answers were correct.
- She kept some money aside for emergencies.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SOME
The 4 tiles of SOME in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SOME
Showing 24 of 44 words that begin with SOME.
Words ending in SOME
Showing 24 of 161 words that end in SOME. Useful as a back hook: play SOME onto a word already on the board.
Words with SOME inside
Showing 24 of 267 words that contain SOME somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SOME are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SOME
Common questions about SOME
- Is SOME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOME, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOME worth?
- SOME is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOME mean?
- An unspecified but limited quantity or number of a thing or things.
- What letters can be added to SOME?
- No single letter can be added to SOME to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SOME:
Open SOME in the Word Finder