SOUSAPHONE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SOUSAPHONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOUSAPHONE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOUSAPHONE is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOUSAPHONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sousaphonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOUSAPHONE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SOUSAPHONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOUSAPHONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SOUSAPHONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A large brass instrument coiled around the player, with a wide bell that points forward above the head.
The sousaphone is the marching band version of the tuba, built to be carried on the shoulder. It supplies the deep bass line when a band plays outdoors.
How SOUSAPHONE is used
Used in music, especially of marching bands and jazz groups.
- The sousaphone boomed from the back of the parade.
- He carried a heavy sousaphone through the whole march.
- A sousaphone replaced the double bass in the old jazz band.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOUSAPHONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOUSAPHONE
1 longer words begin with SOUSAPHONE.
Shorter words from the letters in SOUSAPHONE
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Common questions about SOUSAPHONE
- Is SOUSAPHONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOUSAPHONE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOUSAPHONE worth?
- SOUSAPHONE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOUSAPHONE mean?
- A large brass instrument coiled around the player, with a wide bell that points forward above the head.
- What letters can be added to SOUSAPHONE?
- SOUSAPHONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SOUSAPHONE:
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