OMNIBUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OMNIBUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OMNIBUS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OMNIBUS is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OMNIBUS
No single letter turns OMNIBUS into another word.
How OMNIBUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OMNIBUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does OMNIBUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A book containing several works previously published separately, or a bus carrying many passengers.
The Latin origin means for all, which explains both uses. Publishers bind novels together in an omnibus, and broadcasters repeat a week of episodes in one long programme.
How OMNIBUS is used
Omnibus is formal for a bus, and in modern use mostly means a collected edition.
- She bought the omnibus of all three detective novels.
- The old omnibus rattled through the streets of the city.
- Television channels often schedule an omnibus on Sunday morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OMNIBUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OMNIBUS
2 longer words begin with OMNIBUS.
Shorter words from the letters in OMNIBUS
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Common questions about OMNIBUS
- Is OMNIBUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OMNIBUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OMNIBUS worth?
- OMNIBUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OMNIBUS mean?
- A book containing several works previously published separately, or a bus carrying many passengers.
- What letters can be added to OMNIBUS?
- No single letter can be added to OMNIBUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OMNIBUS:
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