STOUND is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. STOUND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STOUND?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STOUND is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STOUND
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STOUND scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in STOUND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,673.
What does STOUND mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicpoeticdialect
A short space of time, or a sudden sharp pang of pain or grief.
Stound is an old word that could mean either a brief stretch of time, a stound of quiet before the storm, or a sudden stab of physical or emotional pain. Poets and older writers used it for both senses, letting context decide which was meant. The word is closely tied to Scots and northern English dialect and to deliberately archaic or poetic writing rather than modern conversation.
How STOUND is used
Archaic and poetic; met mainly in older verse and dialect writing rather than everyday modern English.
- A stound of grief passed over her face before she smiled again.
- He waited a stound, then knocked again more loudly.
- The old ballad speaks of a stound of terror in the night.
- For one stound the whole hall fell silent.
- She felt a sharp stound in her knee climbing the last step.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STOUND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STOUND
The 6 tiles of STOUND in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with STOUND
3 longer words begin with STOUND.
Shorter words from the letters in STOUND
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Common questions about STOUND
- Is STOUND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STOUND, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STOUND worth?
- STOUND is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STOUND mean?
- A short space of time, or a sudden sharp pang of pain or grief.
- What letters can be added to STOUND?
- STOUND takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of STOUND:
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