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s 1o 1u 1g 2h 4t 1

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adjective · 6 letters · Very common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does sought mean?

adjective

  1. that is looked for

    “the long sought relatives”

  2. being searched for

    “the most sought-after item was the silver candelabrum”

Is SOUGHT a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is SOUGHT worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
s 1o 1u 1g 2h 4t 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
s 1o 1u 2g 3h 3t 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
s 1o 1u 2g 3h 4t 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
s 1o 1u 2g 4h 3t 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in SOUGHT

Anagrams 2

oughtstoughs

Words that end like SOUGHT

Common words that share the ending -OUGHT, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

boughtbroughtoughtthoughtfoughtdroughtwroughtforethoughtoverwroughtafterthoughtbesought
All words ending in -OUGHT

Sought: quick answers

Is SOUGHT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SOUGHT is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SOUGHT worth?
SOUGHT scores 10 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does sought mean?
As an adjective, sought means “that is looked for”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SOUGHT?
You can make 78 shorter words from SOUGHT, such as GHOST, GOSHT, GOTHS, OUGHT. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SOUGHT?
SOUGHT rearranges into OUGHTS, TOUGHS.