Is SOURWOODS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SOURWOODS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SOURWOODS mean?
Sourwoods is a form of SOURWOOD.
- noun
deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + W (4) + O (1) + O (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 13 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 SOURWOODS
SOURWOODS 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 SOURWOODS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sourwood12
- swords10
- sword9
- woods9
- words9
- odorous8
- dows8
- wood8
- word8
- odours7
- sudors7
- rows7
- sows7
- woos7
- wuss7
- dow7
- wud7
- doors6
- dross6
- duros6
- odors6
- odour6
- ordos6
- roods6
- sords6
- sudor6
- surds6
- row6
- sow6
- woo6
- wos6
- sorus5
- sours5
- door5
- dors5
- doss5
- dour5
- duos5
- duro5
- odor5
- ordo5
- ouds5
- rods5
- rood5
- sods5
- sord5
- suds5
- surd5
- udos5
- urds5
- ow5
- wo5
- ours4
- roos4
- sour4
- sous4
- dor4
- dos4
- duo4
- ods4
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