Source
/sɔːs/
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:10 pts6 letters
Definition of Source
noun
- The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
"The accused refused to reveal the source of the illegal drugs she was selling."
- Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.
"The main sources of the Euphrates River are the Karasu and Murat Rivers."
- A reporter's informant.
- Source code.
- The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
Anagrams of Source
Related Word Patterns
Synonyms & Antonyms
SYNONYMS
Letter Values
s1
o1
u1
r1
c3
e1
Total: 8 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Source
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Source"
Source is a 6-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "source" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.
Using "Source" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "source" is a low-scoring word.