SOURBALL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SOURBALL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOURBALL?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOURBALL is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOURBALL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sourballsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOURBALL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SOURBALL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOURBALL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SOURBALL mean in Scrabble?
noun
North Americaninformal
A round hard sweet with a tart fruit flavour; also, a person who is habitually grumpy.
Children treat a sourball as a test of nerve, since the first taste makes the face pucker. The second sense borrows that sour taste for a bitter, complaining person.
How SOURBALL is used
Sourball is American, meaning either the sweet or a grouch.
- He unwrapped a sourball and winced.
- Grandma kept a jar of sourball candy on the shelf.
- Nobody wanted to sit next to the office sourball.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOURBALL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOURBALL
1 longer words begin with SOURBALL.
Shorter words from the letters in SOURBALL
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Common questions about SOURBALL
- Is SOURBALL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOURBALL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOURBALL worth?
- SOURBALL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOURBALL mean?
- A round hard sweet with a tart fruit flavour; also, a person who is habitually grumpy.
- What letters can be added to SOURBALL?
- SOURBALL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SOURBALL:
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