ONCUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. ONCUS 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 ONCUS?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ONCUS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ONCUS
No single letter turns ONCUS into another word.
How ONCUS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ONCUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.
What stands out about ONCUS
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 ONCUS
The 5 tiles of ONCUS in a different order — 2 found.
Words ending in ONCUS
1 words end in ONCUS. Useful as a back hook: play ONCUS onto a word already on the board.
Words with ONCUS inside
11 words contain ONCUS in the middle. Words that start with ONCUS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ONCUS
Common questions about ONCUS
- Is ONCUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ONCUS is not in it.
- How many points is ONCUS worth?
- ONCUS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ONCUS?
- No single letter can be added to ONCUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ONCUS:
Open ONCUS in the Word Finder