Is SOUS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOUS, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is SOUS worth?

SOUS is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SOUS?

SOUS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

SOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points

Yes. SOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.

s1o1u1s1

PlayableSOUS · 4 letters · 4 pts Scrabble · 5 pts WWF

4points in Scrabble

5points in Words with Friends

4letters

1hook available

1 in 20,423odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept SOUS?

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: 24 / 100

24WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

Our own measure of how useful SOUS is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SOUS

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

souse5

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How SOUS scores

Scrabble s1o1u1s1 4

Words with Friends s1o1u2s1 5

Face value of the 4 tiles in SOUS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
s	2	4
o	1	8
u	1	4

Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.

Words starting with SOUS

souse5 soused7 souser6 souses6 sousers7 sousing8 souslik11 sousings9 sousliks12 sousaphone15 sousaphones16 sousaphonist17 sousaphonists18

13 longer words begin with SOUS.

Words ending in SOUS

poutassous12 couscousous15

2 words end in SOUS. Useful as a back hook: play SOUS onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in SOUS

ous3 sos3 sou3 sus3 os2 ou2 so2 us2

Common questions about SOUS

Is SOUS valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOUS, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is SOUS worth?: SOUS is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to SOUS?: SOUS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SOUS:

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