/sɒt/
nounverbadjective

Is SOT a Scrabble word?

Yes. SOT is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 3 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning To drink until one becomes drunk

Noun 1 meaning

  1. Drunkard.

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To drink until one becomes drunk

  2. To stupefy; to infatuate; to besot.

  3. To short circuit, to go haywire or malfunction.

  4. To go crazy.

Adjective 1 meaning

  1. Insane, crazy, screwed up.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English sot, from Old English sot, sott (“foolish, stupid”), from Medieval Latin sottus (“foolish”), of obscure origin and relation. Possibly an expressive interjection, similar to French zut! (“damn it!”).

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SOT at a glance

SOT has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (S 1 + O 1 + T 1) and 3 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #39,038 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -SOT

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Same last three letters as SOT. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • BESOT7
  • ASSOT5

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