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Sounds

Q: What does sounds mean?

sounds is the plural and third-person singular form of sound, which means “the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause”. It has 12 meanings in total, listed above.

s ₁o ₁u ₁n ₁d ₂s ₁

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 6 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of sound

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

What does sounds mean?

noun

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
“the sound of rain on the roof”
the subjective sensation of hearing something
“he strained to hear the faint sounds”
Synonymsauditory sensation
mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
“falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them”
the sudden occurrence of an audible event
“the sound awakened them”
the audible part of a transmitted signal
“they always raise the audio for commercials”
Synonymsaudio
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
Synonymsphonespeech sound

verb

appear in a certain way
“This sounds interesting”
make a certain noise or sound
“She went `Mmmmm'”
Synonymsgo
give off a certain sound or sounds
“This record sounds scratchy”
announce by means of a sound
“sound the alarm”
utter with vibrating vocal chords
Synonymsvoice vocalize vocalise
cause to sound
“sound the bell”

Definitions shown for sound, the base form of sounds.

Is SOUNDS a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
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 SOUNDS worth?

Scrabble

7 pts

s ₁o ₁u ₁n ₁d ₂s ₁

Words With Friends

9 pts

s ₁o ₁u ₂n ₂d ₂s ₁

Wordfeud

8 pts

s ₁o ₁u ₂n ₁d ₂s ₁

NYT Crossplay

8 pts

s ₁o ₁u ₂n ₁d ₂s ₁

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

Words from the letters in SOUNDS

Best shorter words top 30 of 56

nodus 6 snods 6 sound 6 udons 6 unsod 6 dons 5 doss 5 doun 5 dsos 5 duns 5 duos 5 nods 5 ouds 5 snod 5 sods 5 suds 5 udon 5 udos 5 undo 5 don 4 dos 4 dso 4 dun 4 duo 4 nod 4 nous 4 ods 4 onus 4 oud 4 sod 4

See all 56 words made from SOUNDS

Words that end like SOUNDS

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

pounds grounds bounds founds rounds hounds mounds wounds surrounds backgrounds undergrounds abounds astounds expounds impounds rebounds compounds confounds dumbfounds greyhounds bloodhounds foregrounds playgrounds resounds

All words ending in -OUNDS

Sounds: quick answers

Is SOUNDS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. SOUNDS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.

How many points is SOUNDS worth?

SOUNDS scores 7 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does sounds mean?

sounds is the plural and third-person singular form of sound, which means “the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause”. It has 12 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in SOUNDS?

You can make 56 shorter words from SOUNDS, such as NODUS, SNODS, SOUND, UDONS. See the full list.