SOURER is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SOURER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOURER?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOURER is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOURER
No single letter turns SOURER into another word.
How SOURER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SOURER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,738.
What does SOURER mean in Scrabble?
adjective
More sour — the comparative of sour.
The word takes the short comparative rather than the phrase with more, which is what English does with nearly all single-syllable adjectives. The figurative use follows the literal one exactly: a mood, a friendship or a market all turn sourer in the same way milk does.
How SOURER is used
Comparative of sour: sour, sourer, sourest.
- The second batch was sourer than the first.
- His mood got sourer as the afternoon went on.
- A sourer apple makes better cider.
- Relations between the two sides grew sourer every week.
- Nothing tastes sourer than a lemon that has been frozen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOURER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SOURER
The 6 tiles of SOURER in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SOURER
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Common questions about SOURER
- Is SOURER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOURER, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOURER worth?
- SOURER is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOURER mean?
- More sour — the comparative of sour.
- What letters can be added to SOURER?
- No single letter can be added to SOURER to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SOURER:
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