Is SORROWED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SORROWED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SORROWED mean?
Sorrowed is a form of SORROW.
- noun
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
“he tried to express his sorrow at her loss”
- noun
sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
“he drank to drown his sorrows”
- noun
something that causes great unhappiness
“her death was a great grief to John”
- noun
the state of being sad
“she tired of his perpetual sadness”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 8
S (1) + O (1) + R (1) + R (1) + O (1) + W (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for SORROWED
SORROWED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from SORROWED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- rewords11
- dowers10
- dowser10
- drowse10
- reword10
- rowers9
- sorrow9
- wooers9
- worser9
- dower9
- dowse9
- rowed9
- sowed9
- sword9
- woods9
- wooed9
- words9
- resow8
- rower8
- serow8
- sower8
- swore8
- wooer8
- worse8
- dews8
- dows8
- drew8
- owed8
- weds8
- wood8
- word8
- dorser7
- orders7
- rodeos7
- roosed7
- sordor7
- owes7
- owse7
- rows7
- woes7
- woos7
- wore7
- dew7
- dow7
- wed7
- rooser6
- doers6
- doors6
- dores6
- dorrs6
- doser6
- odors6
- order6
- ordos6
- redos6
- resod6
- rodeo6
- rodes6
- roods6
- rosed6
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