4 Letters
2 Consonants
2 Vowels
1 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use sour as a article, noun, adjective satellite or as a verb in a sentence.
About Sour
A 1 syllables article and 4 letters with the letters o, r, s, and u, 2 consonants, 2 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letters ou. Sour starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters s, so, sou, and the ending characters are r, ur, our, ..
Definition
The property of being acidic
Origin/Roots
Middle English
School Grade
Sour is set as a kindergarten word that starts with s, ends with r, 1 syllables, 2 vowels and 4 letters.
Scrabble
Is sour a scrabble word? A 4 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Sour in Pig Latin is said as "oursay or oursway".
Unigram
s | o | u | r
Bigram
so | ou | ur
Trigram
sou | our
Quadrigram
sour
Word Gram
Noun Examples
the property of being acidic
the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth

Verb Examples
go sour or spoil;
"The milk has soured";
"The wine worked";
"The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
make sour or more sour
Adjective Satellite Examples
smelling of fermentation or staleness
showing a brooding ill humor;
"a dark scowl";
"the proverbially dour New England Puritan";
"a glum, hopeless shrug";
"he sat in moody silence";
"a morose and unsociable manner";
"a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven;
"a sour temper
inaccurate in pitch;
"a false (or sour) note";
"her singing was off key"
in an unpalatable state;
"sour milk"
one of the four basic taste sensations;
like the taste of vinegar or lemons
Article Examples
having a sharp biting taste

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Sour"

There are 675 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to sour.

SynonymDefinition
Abrasivea substance that abrades or wears down
Abruptsurprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner
"an abrupt reply"
Absonant
Acerbharsh or corrosive in tone
"an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"
"a barrage of acid comments"
"her acrid remarks make her many enemies"
"bitter words"
"blistering criticism"
"caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts
Acerbatemake sour or bitter
Acerbicharsh or corrosive in tone
"an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"
"a barrage of acid comments"
"her acrid remarks make her many enemies"
"bitter words"
"blistering criticism"
"caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts
Acerbitya sharp and bitter manner
Acescency
Acescent
Acetifyturn acidic
"the solution acetified"

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Anagrams

There are 2 anagrams from sour.

Anagram Definition
Sourthe property of being acidic
RousUnited States pathologist who discovered viruses that cause tumors (1879-1970)

View English words with the unique letters used in sour. Words With The Letters Orsu

Derives

Sour derives from 4 words.

Word Definition
Acetifyturn acidic
"the solution acetified"
Acidifyturn acidic
"the solution acetified"
Acidulatemake sour or more sour
Sourthe property of being acidic

Hypernyms

Sour has 1 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Taste Property

Hyponyms

There are 4 hyponyms for sour

Word Definition
Acerbitya sharp and bitter manner
Tartnessa sharp sour taste
Vinegarinessa sourness resembling that of vinegar
Vinegarishnessa sourness resembling that of vinegar

Names With The Word "Sour"

17 names are spelled with sour.

NameMaleFemale
MissouriNoYes
MissouriaNoNo
MansourYesNo
SouriyaYesYes
SourishYesNo

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The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word sour.

Is sour a scrabble word or can you use sour in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 5106 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 4790 games. This 4 letter 4 point scrabble word can be rearranged 24 ways. What other words can be made with the letters o, r, s, and u? There's 58 with 6 letters or less with the letters o, r, s, and u. Here is a list of 25 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Course (6 letters) 8 +4 10 +5 ceorsu
Onrush (6 letters) 9 +5 10 +5 onrush
Succor (6 letters) 10 +6 13 +8 crocus
Corvus (6 letters) 11 +7 14 +9 corvus
Grouse (6 letters) 7 +3 9 +4 grouse
Mouser (6 letters) 8 +4 10 +5 mouser
Roccus (6 letters) 10 +6 13 +8 crocus
Bourse (6 letters) 8 +4 10 +5 bourse
Cursor (6 letters) 8 +4 10 +5 cursor
Orudis (6 letters) 7 +3 8 +3 orudis
Shroud (6 letters) 10 +6 10 +5 shroud
Source (6 letters) 8 +4 10 +5 ceorsu
Sour (4 letters) 4 5 orsu
Sudor (5 letters) 6 +2 7 +2 sudor
Dorsum (6 letters) 9 +5 11 +6 dorsum
Savour (6 letters) 9 +5 11 +6 savour
Chorus (6 letters) 11 +7 12 +7 chorus
Scour (5 letters) 7 +3 9 +4 orcus
Roseau (6 letters) 6 +2 7 +2 roseau
Horus (5 letters) 8 +4 8 +3 hours
Cronus (6 letters) 8 +4 11 +6 cronus
Orcus (5 letters) 7 +3 9 +4 orcus
Rouser (6 letters) 6 +2 7 +2 eorrsu
Caruso (6 letters) 8 +4 10 +5 acorus
Crouse (6 letters) 8 +4 10 +5 ceorsu





     

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