SORROWFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SORROWFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SORROWFUL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SORROWFUL is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SORROWFUL
No single letter turns SORROWFUL into another word.
How SORROWFUL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SORROWFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SORROWFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SORROWFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Feeling, showing or causing deep sadness, especially over a loss.
Sorrowful is heavier than merely sad: it points to grief that lingers, and it fits faces, voices, songs and news alike. The same word can describe the person who mourns and the event that makes people mourn.
How SORROWFUL is used
Sorrowful suits serious or literary contexts, where an everyday word like unhappy would feel too light.
- She gave a sorrowful look at the empty house.
- The choir sang a sorrowful hymn at the funeral.
- It was a sorrowful day for the whole town.
- His sorrowful letter reached her a week too late.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SORROWFUL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SORROWFUL
3 longer words begin with SORROWFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in SORROWFUL
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Common questions about SORROWFUL
- Is SORROWFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SORROWFUL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SORROWFUL worth?
- SORROWFUL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SORROWFUL mean?
- Feeling, showing or causing deep sadness, especially over a loss.
- What letters can be added to SORROWFUL?
- No single letter can be added to SORROWFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SORROWFUL:
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