/soʊ/
conjunctionadverbadjectiveinterjectionpronounnoun

Is SO a Scrabble word?

Yes. SO is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 2 points in Scrabble and 2 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning As a result; for that reason; therefore; because of this; due to this.

Conjunction 3 meanings

  1. As a result; for that reason; therefore; because of this; due to this.

    “I was hungry, so I asked if there was any more food.”

  2. Used to connect previous conversation or events to the following question.

    “So how does this story end?”

  3. Used to introduce a rhetorical question.

    ““We'd like to visit but I don't know if we can afford a hotel.” — “So who's staying in a hotel? Stay with us.””

Adverb 4 meanings

  1. To the (explicitly stated) extent.

    “It was so hot outside that all the plants died.”

  2. To the (implied) extent.

  3. Very (positive or negative clause).

    “I feel so much better now.”

  4. Very much.

    “But I so want to see the Queen when she visits our town!”

Adjective 2 meanings

  1. Agreeing with actual facts or reality; true.

    “You are responsible for this, is that not so?”

  2. In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase.

    “"You're definitely not right about that." "I am so!" (→I am right about that).”

Interjection 3 meanings

  1. Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story, or a new thought or question in continuation of an existing topic.

    “So, let's go home.”

  2. Used as a question to ask for further explanation of something said, often rhetorically or in a dismissive or impolite manner.

    “"You park your car in front of my house every morning." — "So?"”

  3. Used as a meaningless filler word to begin a response to a question.

    “What are you doing? / So I'm just fixing this shelf.”

Pronoun 1 meaning

  1. That which was previously mentioned; that.

    “I'll become a loyal friend and remain so.”

Noun 2 meanings

  1. A syllable used in solfège to represent the fifth note of a major scale.

  2. A type of dairy product, made especially in Japan between the seventh and tenth centuries, by reducing milk by boiling it.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: so via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English so, swo, zuo, swa, swe, from Old English swā, swǣ, swē (“so, as, the same, such, that”), from Proto-West Germanic *swā, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē (“so”), from Proto-Indo-European *swē, *swō (reflexive pronomial stem).

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SO at a glance

SO has 2 letters and scores 2 points in Scrabble (S 1 + O 1) and 2 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #33 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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