SORN is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. SORN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SORN?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SORN is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SORN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sornsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SORN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SORN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,404.
What does SORN mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scotshistorical
To impose oneself on another person in order to obtain free food and lodging.
To sorn was once a recognised way of living off other households: a person would turn up uninvited and, through pressure or custom, expect to be fed and put up for the night without paying. In old Scots law it was treated seriously enough to be a punishable offence, since it forced hospitality out of people who had no real choice in the matter.
How SORN is used
Historical Scots term, met mainly in older legal texts and dialect writing rather than modern speech.
- Vagrants who used to sorn on remote farms were once brought before the local courts.
- He would sorn on distant relatives rather than pay for a room.
- The old law made it an offence to sorn on the tenants of the estate.
- She refused to let the travelling tinker sorn on her family again.
- To sorn on a poor widow was considered especially shameful.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SORN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SORN
The 4 tiles of SORN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SORN
6 longer words begin with SORN.
Shorter words from the letters in SORN
Common questions about SORN
- Is SORN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SORN, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SORN worth?
- SORN is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SORN mean?
- To impose oneself on another person in order to obtain free food and lodging.
- What letters can be added to SORN?
- SORN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SORN:
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