SOURPUSS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SOURPUSS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOURPUSS?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOURPUSS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOURPUSS
No single letter turns SOURPUSS into another word.
How SOURPUSS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SOURPUSS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOURPUSS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SOURPUSS
- SOURPUSS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SOURPUSS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalhumorous
A bad-tempered person who always seems gloomy or sullen.
Call someone a sourpuss and you tease them for a long face and a complaint about everything. It is a gentle insult, closer to a joke than a real accusation.
How SOURPUSS is used
Sourpuss is a casual, playful label for a glum or grumbling person.
- Don't be such a sourpuss; it is only a little rain.
- The old sourpuss next door never returns a wave.
- She wore a sourpuss expression all through the party.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOURPUSS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOURPUSS
1 longer words begin with SOURPUSS.
Shorter words from the letters in SOURPUSS
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Common questions about SOURPUSS
- Is SOURPUSS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOURPUSS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOURPUSS worth?
- SOURPUSS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOURPUSS mean?
- A bad-tempered person who always seems gloomy or sullen.
- What letters can be added to SOURPUSS?
- No single letter can be added to SOURPUSS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SOURPUSS:
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