sound: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 6 letter points · starts with S · ends with D
Meaning of sound
adj
Healthy.
Example: He was safe and sound.
Complete, solid, or secure.
Example: Fred assured me the floorboards were sound.
Having the property of soundness.
- Ireland, UK, slang
Good; acceptable; decent.
Example: How are you? —I'm sound.
Listed forms: sounder, soundest, soune, sownd, sowne.
Source: Wiktionary — sound.
adv
Soundly.
Listed forms: soune, sownd, sowne.
Source: Wiktionary — sound.
intj
- Ireland, UK, slang
Yes; used to show agreement or understanding.
Example: I found my jacket. — Sound.
Listed forms: soune, sownd, sowne.
Source: Wiktionary — sound.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for sound.
adjective
exercising or showing good judgment
- healthy
- intelligent
- levelheaded
- level-headed
adjective
in excellent physical condition
adjective
logically valid
- reasoned
- well-grounded
adjective
having legal efficacy or force
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is sound in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of sound
S(1) + O(1) + U(1) + N(1) + D(2) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of sound
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from sound
33 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in sound. Showing up to 24, longest first.