SORT is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. SORT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SORT?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SORT is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SORT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SORT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SORT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,404.
What stands out about SORT
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SORT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A particular kind, type or class of person or thing.
When something is called a sort of a larger group, it is being placed in a category alongside similar things: a sort of fruit, a sort of person, a strange sort of weather. The word groups things by shared qualities rather than by exact identity.
How SORT is used
Extremely common in everyday speech, often in the phrase this sort of thing.
- That is not the sort of behaviour we expect here.
- What sort of music do you like?
- He is the sort of person who always arrives early.
- We saw all sorts of strange fish at the aquarium.
- This sort of weather makes travelling difficult.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SORT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SORT
The 4 tiles of SORT in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SORT
Showing 24 of 30 words that begin with SORT.
Words ending in SORT
8 words end in SORT. Useful as a back hook: play SORT onto a word already on the board.
Words with SORT inside
Showing 24 of 54 words that contain SORT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SORT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SORT
Common questions about SORT
- Is SORT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SORT, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SORT worth?
- SORT is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SORT mean?
- A particular kind, type or class of person or thing.
- What letters can be added to SORT?
- SORT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SORT:
Open SORT in the Word Finder