The word sonar is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • sonar n. (Nautical) echolocation.
  • sonar n. (Nautical) A device that uses hydrophones (in the same manner as radar) to locate objects underwater.
  • SONAR n. Acronym of sound navigation and ranging.

22 valid words from 3 definitions

ACRONYM AND AS DEVICE ECHOLOCATION HYDROPHONES IN LOCATE MANNER NAUTICAL NAVIGATION OBJECTS OF RADAR RANGING SAME SOUND THAT THE TO UNDERWATER USES

5 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AR NA ON SO SON

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AN NO NOS OS RAN

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

ARSON ROANS

3 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

SOFAR SOLAR SOWAR

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

SNAR SOAR

3 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

SONARS SONARMAN SONARMEN

41 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+B BARONS
+C ACORNS CARONS NARCOS RACONS
+D ADORNS ANDROS NADORS RADONS
+E ARSENO REASON SENORA
+G ARGONS GROANS NAGORS ORANGS ORGANS SARONG
+H SHARON SHORAN
+I ARSINO NORIAS
+L LORANS
+M MANORS MARONS NORMAS RAMSON RANSOM ROMANS
+P APRONS PARSON SANPRO
+S ARSONS SONARS
+T ORANTS ROTANS TORANS TRONAS
+V SOVRAN
+W ROWANS
+Y RAYONS

8 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-A SORN
-N OARS OSAR SOAR SORA
-O SNAR
-R NAOS
-S ROAN

Scrabble scoring

  • 5 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 119 chance (0.84%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 346 chance (0.29%).

Other languages

  • Valid: French German Spanish Italian Romanian
  • (In French) SONAR n.m. Appareil de détection sous-marine par ultrasons.
  • (In Spanish) SONAR intr. Hacer o causar ruido una cosa.
  • (In Spanish) SONAR tr. Tocar o tañer una cosa para que suene con arte y armonía.
  • (In Spanish) SONAR m. Aparato que sirve para detectar la presencia y situación de los submarinos, minas y otros objetos sumergidos, mediante vibraciones inaudibles de alta frecuencia que son reflejadas por los...

Categories without words

  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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