SORBOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SORBOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SORBOSE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SORBOSE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SORBOSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sorbosesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SORBOSE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SORBOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 661,688.
What does SORBOSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrytechnical
A simple sugar made from sorbitol, originally found in the berries of the mountain ash.
Sorbose matters mostly as a step in the industrial making of vitamin C. Outside a laboratory or a textbook the word is almost never met, because few people deal with this particular sugar.
How SORBOSE is used
Sorbose is a chemistry and biochemistry term.
- Bacteria convert sorbitol into sorbose during the process.
- The textbook lists sorbose among the ketose sugars.
- Sorbose was first isolated from rowan berries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SORBOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SORBOSE
The 7 tiles of SORBOSE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SORBOSE
1 longer words begin with SORBOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in SORBOSE
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Common questions about SORBOSE
- Is SORBOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SORBOSE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SORBOSE worth?
- SORBOSE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SORBOSE mean?
- A simple sugar made from sorbitol, originally found in the berries of the mountain ash.
- What letters can be added to SORBOSE?
- SORBOSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SORBOSE:
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