SOREHEAD is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SOREHEAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOREHEAD?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOREHEAD is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOREHEAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
soreheadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOREHEAD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SOREHEAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOREHEAD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SOREHEAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A habitually irritable person who is quick to take offence or nurse a grudge.
A sorehead is typically someone who cannot accept losing gracefully. The label suggests a sulking temperament rather than genuine anger. Friends might tease a sorehead after a lost game.
How SOREHEAD is used
Used informally, mostly in American speech, for someone sulking over a defeat or slight.
- Nobody wanted to play cards with the sorehead who sulked after every loss.
- The sorehead muttered about the referee all the way home.
- Do not be a sorehead just because the vote went against you.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOREHEAD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOREHEAD
4 longer words begin with SOREHEAD.
Shorter words from the letters in SOREHEAD
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Common questions about SOREHEAD
- Is SOREHEAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOREHEAD, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOREHEAD worth?
- SOREHEAD is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOREHEAD mean?
- A habitually irritable person who is quick to take offence or nurse a grudge.
- What letters can be added to SOREHEAD?
- SOREHEAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SOREHEAD:
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