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Is SORTES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, SORTES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 6 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does SORTES mean?

Sortes is a form of SORT.

  1. noun

    a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

    “sculpture is a form of art”

  2. noun

    an approximate definition or example

    “she wore a sort of magenta dress”

  3. noun

    a person of a particular character or nature

    “what sort of person is he?”

  4. noun

    an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion

    “the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
6
Words With Friends
n/a
Letters
6

S (1) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 6 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsNot listed

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 SORTES

SORTES 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.

Anagrams of SORTES

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from SORTES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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