sour
ADJECTIVENOUNVERB
/saʊr/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S
sour is a valid 4-letter word worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1O1U1R1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =4 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 8TRIPLE WORD → 12
MEANING
What does sour mean?
ADJECTIVE · 6 SENSES
1
Inaccurate in pitch.
“a false (or sour) note”
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2
Having a sharp biting taste.
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3
One of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons.
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4
Smelling of fermentation or staleness.
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Showing a brooding ill humor.
“a sour temper”
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In an unpalatable state.
“sour milk”
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NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
The property of being acidic.
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2
The taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth.
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A cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar.
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VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Go sour or spoil.
“The milk has soured”
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2
Make sour or more sour.
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