ONCES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. ONCES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ONCES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ONCES is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ONCES
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ONCES scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ONCES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,338.
What stands out about ONCES
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of ONCES
The 5 tiles of ONCES in a different order — 3 found.
Words ending in ONCES
9 words end in ONCES. Useful as a back hook: play ONCES onto a word already on the board.
Words with ONCES inside
15 words contain ONCES in the middle. Words that start with ONCES are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ONCES
Common questions about ONCES
- Is ONCES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ONCES is not in it.
- How many points is ONCES worth?
- ONCES is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ONCES?
- ONCES takes 4 hooks: 4 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ONCES:
Open ONCES in the Word Finder