SONAR is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. SONAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SONAR?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SONAR is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SONAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sonarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SONAR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SONAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What stands out about SONAR
- The same 5 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 SONAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalnautical
A system that uses sound waves to detect, locate or measure the distance of objects underwater.
Sonar works by sending out pulses of sound and measuring how long the echo takes to bounce back off an object, which lets ships and submarines find other vessels, map the seabed or track shoals of fish. The word was formed from sound navigation and ranging, echoing radar, its equivalent for radio waves. Modern sonar can be passive, simply listening for sounds made by other objects, or active, sending out its own pulses.
How SONAR is used
A technical term from navigation and naval engineering, familiar to the general public mainly through submarine and naval contexts.
- The submarine used sonar to detect the approaching vessel.
- Fishing boats rely on sonar to locate large shoals of fish.
- Sonar readings showed an unusual shape on the ocean floor.
- Engineers improved the sonar system to reduce false echoes.
- The ship's sonar picked up a faint, repeating signal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SONAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SONAR
The 5 tiles of SONAR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SONAR
3 longer words begin with SONAR.
Shorter words from the letters in SONAR
Common questions about SONAR
- Is SONAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SONAR, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SONAR worth?
- SONAR is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SONAR mean?
- A system that uses sound waves to detect, locate or measure the distance of objects underwater.
- What letters can be added to SONAR?
- SONAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SONAR:
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