/sɔɪ/
noun

Is SOY a Scrabble word?

Yes. SOY is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning A common East Asian liquid sauce, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water.

Noun 2 meanings

  1. A common East Asian liquid sauce, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water.

    “I like a little soy with my rice.”

  2. Soybeans, or the protein derived from them.

    “These candles are made from soy.”

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

1670s; borrowed from Dutch soja, from the Satsuma pronunciation of Japanese 醤油 (soi), variant of the standard Japanese 醤油 (shōyu). Doublet of shoyu, orthographic borrowing from Middle Chinese 醬油 (tsjàng-yuw), from 醬 (tsjangᴴ, “bean paste”) + 油 (“oil”).

SOY at a glance

SOY has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (S 1 + O 1 + Y 4) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #12,308 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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