SONOBUOYS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SONOBUOYS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SONOBUOYS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SONOBUOYS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SONOBUOYS
No single letter turns SONOBUOYS into another word.
How SONOBUOYS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SONOBUOYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SONOBUOYS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SONOBUOYS
- SONOBUOYS 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 SONOBUOYS mean in Scrabble?
SONOBUOYS is the plural of SONOBUOY.
SONOBUOY(noun) — A floating device dropped into the sea that listens for underwater noise and relays it by radio.
Shorter words from the letters in SONOBUOYS
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Common questions about SONOBUOYS
- Is SONOBUOYS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SONOBUOYS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SONOBUOYS worth?
- SONOBUOYS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SONOBUOYS?
- No single letter can be added to SONOBUOYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SONOBUOYS:
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