SUDS is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. SUDS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUDS?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful SUDS is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUDS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sudsyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SUDS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SUDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does SUDS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The foam or froth that forms on top of soapy water.
Suds appear when soap or detergent is agitated in water, trapping air in a mass of small bubbles. The word is used both for the froth in a washbasin and, informally in North American slang, for beer.
How SUDS is used
Everyday word for washing and cleaning contexts; grammatically plural but referring to the mass of foam as a whole.
- Thick suds rose to the top of the sink as she washed the dishes.
- The children chased bubbles blown from a bowl of soapy suds.
- He rinsed the last of the suds from the car before it dried in the sun.
- Suds dripped down the shower curtain long after the water was off.
- The bartender wiped away the suds that spilled over the mug.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUDS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUDS
9 longer words begin with SUDS.
Words ending in SUDS
2 words end in SUDS. Useful as a back hook: play SUDS onto a word already on the board.
Words with SUDS inside
6 words contain SUDS in the middle. Words that start with SUDS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SUDS
Common questions about SUDS
- Is SUDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUDS, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUDS worth?
- SUDS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUDS mean?
- The foam or froth that forms on top of soapy water.
- What letters can be added to SUDS?
- SUDS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SUDS:
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