SONDE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SONDE 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 SONDE?
| 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 SONDE is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SONDE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SONDE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SONDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,169.
What stands out about SONDE
- 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 SONDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An instrument sent into an environment such as the atmosphere, ground or water to gather and transmit information automatically.
A sonde carries sensors that measure conditions like temperature, pressure or humidity and radios the readings back while it travels, rather than requiring anyone to retrieve it first. Weather services release a sonde attached to a balloon nearly every day to profile the atmosphere far above where aircraft fly, and similar devices are lowered into boreholes or oceans to study conditions underground or underwater. The term comes from French and is used mainly in scientific and technical writing.
How SONDE is used
A technical term found mainly in meteorology, oceanography and geology rather than in everyday speech.
- The weather station released a sonde attached to a large balloon.
- Engineers lowered a sonde into the borehole to record temperature readings.
- Data from the sonde showed a sudden drop in humidity at altitude.
- A sonde drifted for two hours before the balloon burst.
- Oceanographers towed a sonde behind the research vessel to log salinity.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SONDE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SONDE
The 5 tiles of SONDE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SONDE
5 longer words begin with SONDE.
Words ending in SONDE
7 words end in SONDE. Useful as a back hook: play SONDE onto a word already on the board.
Words with SONDE inside
7 words contain SONDE in the middle. Words that start with SONDE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SONDE
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Common questions about SONDE
- Is SONDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SONDE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SONDE worth?
- SONDE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SONDE mean?
- An instrument sent into an environment such as the atmosphere, ground or water to gather and transmit information automatically.
- What letters can be added to SONDE?
- SONDE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SONDE:
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