SONNET is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SONNET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SONNET?
| 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 SONNET is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SONNET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sonnetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SONNET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SONNET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 34,492.
What stands out about SONNET
- The same 6 tiles also spell 7 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 SONNET mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A poem of fourteen lines, usually written in iambic pentameter, following one of several fixed rhyme schemes.
A sonnet traditionally splits into an octave and a sestet, or into three quatrains and a closing couplet, depending on whether it follows the Petrarchan or the Shakespearean pattern. Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets, most addressed to an unnamed friend or a mysterious "dark lady", and the form has remained popular with English-language poets ever since. Its fixed length and rhyme scheme make it a favourite exercise for learning verse craft.
How SONNET is used
Literary term for a specific fixed poetic form, used in poetry, criticism and education.
- She memorised a sonnet by Shakespeare for the school recital.
- His first collection includes a sequence of twelve linked sonnets.
- The professor asked students to write a sonnet in strict iambic pentameter.
- A Petrarchan sonnet divides neatly into an octave and a sestet.
- Reading the sonnet aloud reveals its careful rhythm and rhyme.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SONNET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SONNET
The 6 tiles of SONNET in a different order — 7 found.
Words starting with SONNET
18 longer words begin with SONNET.
Shorter words from the letters in SONNET
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Common questions about SONNET
- Is SONNET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SONNET, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SONNET worth?
- SONNET is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SONNET mean?
- A poem of fourteen lines, usually written in iambic pentameter, following one of several fixed rhyme schemes.
- What letters can be added to SONNET?
- SONNET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SONNET:
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