SORDOR is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SORDOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SORDOR?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SORDOR is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SORDOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sordorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SORDOR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SORDOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 177,389.
What does SORDOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicliterary
Moral or physical filth; a state of sordid dirtiness or degradation.
Sordor comes from Latin and named the kind of filth that clings to a person's surroundings or, more often, to their character. Writers reached for sordor when plain dirt or ordinary vice was not strong enough, using it for scenes of poverty, corruption or moral decay. The word has largely fallen out of everyday use, and today it survives mainly in older literary prose and poetry.
How SORDOR is used
Archaic and literary; found in older or deliberately old-fashioned writing rather than modern conversation.
- The slum was described in every detail of its sordor, from the mud to the despair.
- He wrote of the court's sordor, its bribery and quiet cruelty.
- No amount of scrubbing could remove the sordor that had settled over the old tenement.
- The novel traces her fall from privilege into sordor and want.
- Critics praised the poem for facing the city's sordor without flinching.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SORDOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SORDOR
1 longer words begin with SORDOR.
Shorter words from the letters in SORDOR
Common questions about SORDOR
- Is SORDOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SORDOR, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SORDOR worth?
- SORDOR is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SORDOR mean?
- Moral or physical filth; a state of sordid dirtiness or degradation.
- What letters can be added to SORDOR?
- SORDOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SORDOR:
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