SOURDINE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SOURDINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOURDINE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOURDINE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOURDINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sourdinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOURDINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SOURDINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOURDINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SOURDINE
- All 8 letters of SOURDINE are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 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 SOURDINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
musicarchaic
A sourdine is a mute or damper that softens the sound of a musical instrument, or a soft stop on an organ.
The word comes from older musical writing in French and English. Violinists once fitted a sourdine to dim the tone, and the same name was given to a quiet organ stop and an old oboe-like instrument.
How SOURDINE is used
Sourdine is an old musical term for a mute or a soft-sounding organ stop.
- The violinist clipped a sourdine to the bridge for the slow movement.
- The organ had a sourdine stop that gave a hushed tone.
- Scores from that period sometimes ask for the sourdine to be removed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOURDINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SOURDINE
The 8 tiles of SOURDINE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SOURDINE
1 longer words begin with SOURDINE.
Shorter words from the letters in SOURDINE
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Common questions about SOURDINE
- Is SOURDINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOURDINE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOURDINE worth?
- SOURDINE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOURDINE mean?
- A sourdine is a mute or damper that softens the sound of a musical instrument, or a soft stop on an organ.
- What letters can be added to SOURDINE?
- SOURDINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SOURDINE:
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