ONEROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ONEROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ONEROUS?
| 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 ONEROUS is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ONEROUS
No single letter turns ONEROUS into another word.
How ONEROUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ONEROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 82,711.
What does ONEROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Involving heavy effort, burden or obligation.
An onerous duty or condition wears people down because it asks so much of them. Contracts, taxes and rules are often called onerous when they weigh unfairly on one side.
How ONEROUS is used
Onerous is a formal word common in legal, business and official writing.
- The contract placed onerous terms on the tenant.
- Caring for the estate was an onerous task.
- The new rules were onerous for small shops.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ONEROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ONEROUS
3 longer words begin with ONEROUS.
Shorter words from the letters in ONEROUS
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Common questions about ONEROUS
- Is ONEROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ONEROUS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ONEROUS worth?
- ONEROUS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ONEROUS mean?
- Involving heavy effort, burden or obligation.
- What letters can be added to ONEROUS?
- No single letter can be added to ONEROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ONEROUS:
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