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Is sober a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word sober is a Scrabble US word. The word sober is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is sober a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word sober is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

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Yes. The word sober is a Words With Friends word. The word sober is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (4 found)

BORES,BROSE,ROBES,SOBER,

4-letter words (15 found)

BORE,BORS,BROS,EROS,OBES,ORBS,ORES,REBS,REOS,ROBE,ROBS,ROES,ROSE,SORB,SORE,

3-letter words (19 found)

BES,BOR,BOS,BRO,ERS,OBE,OBS,OES,ORB,ORE,ORS,OSE,REB,REO,RES,ROB,ROE,SER,SOB,

2-letter words (10 found)

BE,BO,ER,ES,OB,OE,OR,OS,RE,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 49 words from sober according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of sober

sober

English

Etymology

From Old French sobre, from Latin sōbrius, from se- (“without”) + ebrius (“intoxicated”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁egʷʰ- (“drink”). In the sense "not drunk," displaced native undrunken, from Old English undruncen.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: sō'bə(r), IPA(key): /ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsoʊ.bɚ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊbə(ɹ)
  • Homophone: soba (non-rhotic)

Adjective

sober (comparative soberer, superlative soberest)

  1. Not drunk; not intoxicated.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sober
    Antonyms: drunk; see also Thesaurus:drunk
  2. Not under the influence of any recreational drug.
  3. Not given to excessive drinking of alcohol.
    Synonyms: abstemious, temperate; see also Thesaurus:abstemious
  4. (figurative) Moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:moderate, Thesaurus:temperate
  5. (of color) Dull; not bright or colorful.
    Synonyms: muted, subdued; see also Thesaurus:dim
  6. Subdued; solemn; grave.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:serious
  7. (Scotland) Poor; feeble.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • teetotaller

Verb

sober (third-person singular simple present sobers, present participle sobering, simple past and past participle sobered)

  1. (often with up) To make or become sober.
  2. (often with up) To overcome or lose a state of intoxication.
  3. To moderate one's feelings; to accept a disappointing reality after losing one's ability to believe in a fantastic goal.

Translations

Anagrams

  • Bores, Boers, Serob, Serbo-, Brose, robes, Obers, bores, Boser, brose, Beros

Danish

Etymology

From French sobre, from Latin sobrius.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -oːbər

Adjective

sober

  1. sober (in character; moderate; realistic; serious)

Inflection

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sober, from Old French sobre, from Latin sōbrius. Doublet of zuiver.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -oːbər

Adjective

sober (comparative soberder, superlative soberst)

  1. simple, plain, austere
    Synonym: eenvoudig
    Antonym: overdadig
  2. sober, not drunk
    Synonym: nuchter
    Antonym: dronken

Declension

Derived terms

Swedish

Etymology

From French sobre.

Adjective

sober (comparative sobrare, superlative sobrast)

  1. moderate
  2. stylish, discreetly tasteful

Inflection

References

  • sober in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • sober in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • sober in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

  • sobre

Source: wiktionary.org