SORB is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SORB 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 SORB?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SORB is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SORB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SORB scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SORB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What stands out about SORB
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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 SORB mean in Scrabble?
verb
technicalchemistry
To take up and hold a liquid or gas by absorption or adsorption.
Sorb is a general chemistry term covering both absorption, where one substance is drawn into the body of another, and adsorption, where it merely sticks to a surface, and chemists use sorb when they do not want to specify which of the two processes is happening. The same spelling, capitalized as Sorb, also names a Slavic people of eastern Germany, but that is a separate, unrelated word.
How SORB is used
Technical; found in chemistry and materials science rather than everyday speech.
- The filter is designed to sorb heavy metals from waste water.
- Activated carbon can sorb a wide range of organic compounds.
- Scientists measured how quickly the resin would sorb moisture from the air.
- The new coating was built to sorb pollutants before they reach the soil.
- This material can sorb gas at room temperature without heating.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SORB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SORB
The 4 tiles of SORB in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SORB
Showing 24 of 41 words that begin with SORB.
Words ending in SORB
8 words end in SORB. Useful as a back hook: play SORB onto a word already on the board.
Words with SORB inside
Showing 24 of 71 words that contain SORB somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SORB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SORB
Common questions about SORB
- Is SORB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SORB, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SORB worth?
- SORB is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SORB mean?
- To take up and hold a liquid or gas by absorption or adsorption.
- What letters can be added to SORB?
- SORB takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SORB:
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