SOURNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SOURNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOURNESS?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOURNESS is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOURNESS
No single letter turns SOURNESS into another word.
How SOURNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SOURNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOURNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SOURNESS
- SOURNESS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SOURNESS
1 longer words begin with SOURNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SOURNESS
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Common questions about SOURNESS
- Is SOURNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOURNESS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOURNESS worth?
- SOURNESS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SOURNESS?
- No single letter can be added to SOURNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SOURNESS:
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