ON is a valid Scrabble word — 2 points
Yes. ON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 2 points in Scrabble and 3 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ON?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ON is to know. It scores 2 from 2 tiles, takes 21 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ON
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ON scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in ON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 103.
What stands out about ON
- ON is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ON mean in Scrabble?
preposition
Touching and supported by a surface.
How ON is used
- The letter is on the hall table.
- Put the pan on a low heat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ON and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ON
The 2 tiles of ON in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ON
Showing 24 of 257 words that begin with ON.
Words ending in ON
Showing 24 of 5368 words that end in ON. Useful as a back hook: play ON onto a word already on the board.
Words with ON inside
Showing 24 of 23937 words that contain ON somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ON are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about ON
- Is ON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ON, where it scores 3 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ON worth?
- ON is worth 2 points in Scrabble and 3 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ON mean?
- Touching and supported by a surface.
- What letters can be added to ON?
- ON takes 21 hooks: 17 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of ON:
Open ON in the Word Finder