SOOL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. SOOL is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 4 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SOOL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOOL is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOOL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOOL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SOOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,753.
What stands out about SOOL
- The same 4 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 SOOL mean in Scrabble?
verb
AustralianNew Zealand
To urge or incite a dog to attack or chase someone; more broadly, to set someone on another person.
A farmer might sool the dogs onto a stray sheep, calling out to send them running and barking after it. The word sool is also used more loosely for setting a person, rather than a dog, onto a target, as when a rival is sooled onto an unsuspecting opponent.
How SOOL is used
Chiefly Australian and New Zealand usage.
- He tried to sool the dog on the intruder.
- The farmer would sool his dogs onto any fox near the henhouse.
- She threatened to sool the guard dog if he came any closer.
- They sooled the puppy on the ball just for fun.
- The children learned not to sool the dog at strangers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOOL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SOOL
The 4 tiles of SOOL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SOOL
7 longer words begin with SOOL.
Words with SOOL inside
4 words contain SOOL in the middle. Words that start with SOOL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SOOL
Common questions about SOOL
- Is SOOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOOL, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOOL worth?
- SOOL is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOOL mean?
- To urge or incite a dog to attack or chase someone; more broadly, to set someone on another person.
- What letters can be added to SOOL?
- SOOL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SOOL:
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