Is SOUNDEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SOUNDEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SOUNDEST mean?
Soundest is a form of SOUND.
- verb
appear in a certain way
“This sounds interesting”
- noun
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
“the sound of rain on the roof”
- noun
the subjective sensation of hearing something
“he strained to hear the faint sounds”
- verb
make a certain noise or sound
“She went `Mmmmm'”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 9 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 SOUNDEST
SOUNDEST 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 SOUNDEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- snouted8
- stounds8
- tonuses7
- donuts7
- douses7
- nudest7
- ousted7
- sondes7
- sounds7
- soused7
- stoned7
- stound7
- tendus7
- tossed7
- toused7
- undoes7
- nouses6
- nutsos6
- onsets6
- onuses6
- setons6
- setous6
- snouts6
- stenos6
- stones6
- sunset6
- touses6
- unsets6
- dents6
- doest6
- donut6
- doses6
- dotes6
- douse6
- douts6
- duets6
- dunes6
- dunts6
- dusts6
- nodes6
- nodus6
- nosed6
- noted6
- nudes6
- outed6
- sends6
- sneds6
- sonde6
- sound6
- studs6
- sused6
- tends6
- tendu6
- toned6
- tuned6
- udons6
- undos6
- nests5
- noses5
- notes5
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