SOUND is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SOUND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOUND?
| 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 SOUND is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOUND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
soundsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOUND scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SOUND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 24,508.
What stands out about SOUND
- The same 5 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 SOUND mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sensation perceived by the ear, caused by vibrations travelling through air, water or another medium.
Sound reaches a listener as pressure waves spreading outward from whatever produced them, whether a voice, a struck bell or a passing engine, and the ear converts those vibrations into the sensation of hearing. The same word doubles as a verb meaning to produce or measure such vibrations, and separately names a long, narrow stretch of water connecting larger bodies, as in Puget Sound. As an adjective, sound instead describes something healthy, secure or logically solid, a sense that developed from an old word for whole and unbroken.
How SOUND is used
An extremely common word used as a noun, verb and adjective across everyday, technical and geographic contexts.
- The sound of thunder rolled across the valley.
- She could not place the strange sound coming from the engine.
- Ships had to sound the depth before entering the harbor.
- They sailed north through the narrow sound between the islands.
- His reasoning seemed sound after the numbers were checked twice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOUND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SOUND
The 5 tiles of SOUND in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SOUND
Showing 24 of 45 words that begin with SOUND.
Words ending in SOUND
6 words end in SOUND. Useful as a back hook: play SOUND onto a word already on the board.
Words with SOUND inside
17 words contain SOUND in the middle. Words that start with SOUND are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SOUND
Showing 40 of 43. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about SOUND
- Is SOUND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOUND, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOUND worth?
- SOUND is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOUND mean?
- A sensation perceived by the ear, caused by vibrations travelling through air, water or another medium.
- What letters can be added to SOUND?
- SOUND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SOUND:
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