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
12
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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