SOUND — 5 letter word
sound
The word sound has 5 letters: S, O, U, N, D. It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Sound has 2 anagrams: unsod, nodus. As a adjective, it means "thorough".
5 letter word "sound": S O U N D — adjective
Scrabble score: 6 Words With Friends: 8
Letter Analysis of sound
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| U | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| D | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
2 vowels, 3 consonants, 5 unique letters
Definition of sound
adjective
- thorough "a sound thrashing" Synonyms: good
- (of sleep) deep and complete Synonyms: heavy
- in excellent physical condition Synonyms: good
- exercising or showing good judgment Synonyms: healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, level-headed
- free from moral defect "The student had a sound character."
- financially secure and safe "sound investments"
- in good condition
- having legal efficacy or force "a sound title to the property" Synonyms: effectual, legal
- logically valid "a sound argument" Synonyms: reasoned, well-grounded
noun
- the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause "the sound of rain on the roof"
- the subjective sensation of hearing something "We strained to hear the faint sound of the owl's flapping wings."
- the audible part of a transmitted signal Synonyms: audio
- (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language Synonyms: phone, speech sound
- the sudden occurrence of an audible event "the sound awakened them"
- a large ocean inlet or deep bay "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"
- a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water Synonyms: strait
- mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"
verb
- measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line Synonyms: fathom
- utter with vibrating vocal chords Synonyms: voice
- appear in a certain way "This sounds interesting"
- give off a certain sound or sounds "This record sounds scratchy"
- make a certain noise or sound Synonyms: go
- cause to sound "sound the bell"
- announce by means of a sound "sound the alarm"