sound
Sound can refer to the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause, the subjective sensation of hearing something, or the sudden occurrence of an audible event. As a verb, sound can mean to make a certain noise or sound, give off a certain sound or sounds, or announce by means of a sound.
Length
5
Scrabble
6
WWF
8
Starts
SO
Ends
UND
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “SOUND” Mean?
sound has 25 documented senses across adjective, noun, verb.
Adjective
10 sensesfinancially secure and safe
“sound investments”
“a sound economy”
exercising or showing good judgment
“healthy scepticism”
“a healthy fear of rattlesnakes”
“the healthy attitude of French laws”
“healthy relations between labor and management”
Synonyms
in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
“a sound timber”
“the wall is sound”
“a sound foundation”
in excellent physical condition
“good teeth”
“I still have one good leg”
“a sound mind in a sound body”
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vigorous or severe
“a sound thrashing”
free from moral defect
“a man of sound character”
complete; thorough
“politicians have no sound grasp of technology issues”
“he has a sound understanding of the law”
Noun
8 sensesthe particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
“the sound of rain on the roof”
“the beautiful sound of music”
the subjective sensation of hearing something
“he strained to hear the faint sounds”
mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
“falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them”
the sudden occurrence of an audible event
“the sound awakened them”
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
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a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
Synonyms
a large ocean inlet or deep bay
“the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast”
Verb
7 sensesappear in a certain way
“This sounds interesting”
“John will sound angry”
make a certain noise or sound
“She went ‘Mmmmm’”
“The gun went ‘bang’”
“The woods sound with many kinds of birds”
Synonyms
give off a certain sound or sounds
“This record sounds scratchy”
announce by means of a sound
“sound the alarm”
cause to sound
“sound the bell”
“sound a certain note”
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measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
financially secure and safe
Length
5 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
D
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
S, O, U, N, D
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆SOUND has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆SOUND is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆SOUND can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆SOUND uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
D
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CVVCC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
SO, OU, UN, ND
Trigrams
SOU, OUN, UND
Crossword Intelligence
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