Scrabble & Words with friends points
- sound is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
- sound is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
- sound is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8
Definition of sound
- (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language (noun)
Synonyms
- phone
- speech sound
- logically valid (adjective)
Examples
- a sound argument
Synonyms
- reasoned
- well-grounded
- measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line (verb)
Synonyms
- fathom
- the subjective sensation of hearing something (noun)
Examples
- he strained to hear the faint sounds
Synonyms
- auditory sensation
- make a certain noise or sound (verb)
Synonyms
- go
- having legal efficacy or force (adjective)
Examples
- a sound title to the property
Synonyms
- effectual
- legal
- in excellent physical condition (adjective)
Examples
- a sound mind in a sound body
Synonyms
- good
- the audible part of a transmitted signal (noun)
Synonyms
- audio
- (of sleep) deep and complete (adjective)
Examples
- a sound sleeper
Synonyms
- heavy
- profound
- wakeless
- a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water (noun)
Synonyms
- strait
- exercising or showing good judgment (adjective)
Examples
- a sound approach to the problem
- sound advice
- no sound explanation for his decision
Synonyms
- healthy
- intelligent
- level-headed
- levelheaded
- utter with vibrating vocal chords (verb)
Synonyms
- vocalise
- vocalize
- voice
- a large ocean inlet or deep bay (noun)
Examples
- the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast
- announce by means of a sound (verb)
Examples
- sound the alarm
- appear in a certain way (verb)
Examples
- This sounds interesting
- cause to sound (verb)
Examples
- sound the bell
- sound a certain note
- complete; thorough (adjective)
Examples
- politicians have no sound grasp of technology issues
- he has a sound understanding of the law
- financially secure and safe (adjective)
Examples
- sound investments
- a sound economy
- free from moral defect (adjective)
Examples
- a man of sound character
- give off a certain sound or sounds (verb)
Examples
- This record sounds scratchy
- in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay (adjective)
Examples
- a sound timber
- the wall is sound
- a sound foundation
- mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium (noun)
Examples
- falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them
- the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause (noun)
Examples
- the sound of rain on the roof
- the beautiful sound of music
- the sudden occurrence of an audible event (noun)
Examples
- the sound awakened them
- vigorous or severe (adjective)
Examples
- a sound thrashing
See definition of sound in Merriam Webster