SOUR — 4 letter word
sour
The word sour has 4 letters: S, O, U, R. It contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. Sour has 1 anagram: ours. As a adjective, it means "smelling of fermentation or staleness".
4 letter word "sour": S O U R — adjective
Scrabble score: 4 Words With Friends score: 5
Letter analysis of sour
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| U | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
2 vowels, 2 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of sour
adjective
- smelling of fermentation or staleness Synonyms: rancid
- showing a brooding ill humor Synonyms: dark
- inaccurate in pitch "a false (or sour) note" Synonyms: false
- having a sharp biting taste
- in an unpalatable state "sour milk" Synonyms: off
- one of the four basic taste sensations Synonyms: salty
noun
- the property of being acidic Synonyms: sourness, acidity
- the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth Synonyms: sourness, tartness
- a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar
verb
- go sour or spoil "The milk has soured" Synonyms: turn
- make sour or more sour Synonyms: acidify, acetify, acidulate