OMINOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. OMINOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OMINOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OMINOUS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OMINOUS
No single letter turns OMINOUS into another word.
How OMINOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OMINOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 330,844.
What does OMINOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Giving the sense that something bad is about to happen.
Something ominous hints at trouble before any harm shows itself, like dark clouds before a storm. The word grows from omen, so it always looks ahead rather than describing damage already done.
How OMINOUS is used
Ominous is common in news, fiction and everyday description of threatening signs.
- An ominous silence fell over the room.
- The sky took on an ominous shade of grey.
- There was something ominous in his tone.
- Ominous rumours spread through the village.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OMINOUS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OMINOUS
3 longer words begin with OMINOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in OMINOUS
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Common questions about OMINOUS
- Is OMINOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OMINOUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OMINOUS worth?
- OMINOUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OMINOUS mean?
- Giving the sense that something bad is about to happen.
- What letters can be added to OMINOUS?
- No single letter can be added to OMINOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OMINOUS:
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