SOUNDBOARD is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SOUNDBOARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOUNDBOARD?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOUNDBOARD is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOUNDBOARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
soundboardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOUNDBOARD scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SOUNDBOARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOUNDBOARD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SOUNDBOARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A thin board in an instrument that vibrates and strengthens the sound of the strings.
In a piano or a violin the soundboard is what turns faint string vibrations into a full tone. A cracked soundboard can make an old instrument sound dull.
How SOUNDBOARD is used
Soundboard is used by instrument makers and players; the word is also used for a control desk or a pulpit canopy.
- The luthier carved the spruce soundboard by hand.
- A crack in the soundboard ruined the piano's tone.
- Sound travels through the bridge to the soundboard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOUNDBOARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOUNDBOARD
1 longer words begin with SOUNDBOARD.
Shorter words from the letters in SOUNDBOARD
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Common questions about SOUNDBOARD
- Is SOUNDBOARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOUNDBOARD, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOUNDBOARD worth?
- SOUNDBOARD is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOUNDBOARD mean?
- A thin board in an instrument that vibrates and strengthens the sound of the strings.
- What letters can be added to SOUNDBOARD?
- SOUNDBOARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SOUNDBOARD:
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