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Is SOUR a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, SOUR is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 4 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does SOUR mean?

  1. verb

    go sour or spoil

    “The milk has soured”

  2. verb

    make sour or more sour

  3. adjective

    smelling of fermentation or staleness

  4. noun

    a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

4

Scrabble

5

Words With Friends

4

Letters

S (1) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) = 4 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 SOUR

Single letters that turn SOUR into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks1

Anagrams of SOUR

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from SOUR

The 8 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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