SONSIE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SONSIE 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 SONSIE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SONSIE is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SONSIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sonsierChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SONSIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SONSIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about SONSIE
- 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 SONSIE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scotsdialect
Plump and healthy-looking, with a pleasant, good-natured appearance.
Sonsie describes a person or their face as comfortably plump, thriving and cheerful in appearance, a combination of meanings that no single standard English word captures on its own. Robert Burns used the spelling in his poem addressed to a haggis, describing its "sonsie face". The variant spelling sonsy carries exactly the same sense.
How SONSIE is used
Scots dialect word, met mainly in older Scottish writing and verse rather than everyday speech.
- Burns praised the haggis for its sonsie, round face.
- The farmer's wife had a sonsie look that put visitors at ease.
- A sonsie child ran laughing across the yard.
- The old ballad describes a sonsie lass with rosy cheeks.
- Grandmother called any well-fed, cheerful baby sonsie.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SONSIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SONSIE
The 6 tiles of SONSIE in a different order — 7 found.
Words starting with SONSIE
2 longer words begin with SONSIE.
Shorter words from the letters in SONSIE
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Common questions about SONSIE
- Is SONSIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SONSIE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SONSIE worth?
- SONSIE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SONSIE mean?
- Plump and healthy-looking, with a pleasant, good-natured appearance.
- What letters can be added to SONSIE?
- SONSIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SONSIE:
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