SOURDELINES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. SOURDELINES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SOURDELINES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOURDELINES is to know. It scores 12 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOURDELINES
No single letter turns SOURDELINES into another word.
How SOURDELINES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SOURDELINES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOURDELINES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SOURDELINES
- SOURDELINES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SOURDELINES
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Common questions about SOURDELINES
- Is SOURDELINES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SOURDELINES is not in it.
- How many points is SOURDELINES worth?
- SOURDELINES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SOURDELINES?
- No single letter can be added to SOURDELINES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SOURDELINES:
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