ONES is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. ONES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ONES?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ONES is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 11 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ONES
Back hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ONES scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ONES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,702.
What stands out about ONES
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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
What does ONES mean in Scrabble?
pronoun
Particular people or things already mentioned or understood, especially in the phrase the ones.
Ones stands in for a plural noun that has already been named or is clear from context. Instead of repeating the noun, a speaker points to the ones already spoken of. This happens, for example, when choosing which apples to keep by calling them the ripe ones.
How ONES is used
Used after an adjective or in the phrase the ones to avoid repeating a plural noun.
- These shoes fit better than the ones I tried first.
- He kept the loved ones close during the storm.
- Of all the plans, the simple ones worked best.
- She chose the red ones over the blue ones.
- The little ones were sent to bed early.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ONES and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ONES
The 4 tiles of ONES in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with ONES
3 longer words begin with ONES.
Words ending in ONES
Showing 24 of 524 words that end in ONES. Useful as a back hook: play ONES onto a word already on the board.
Words with ONES inside
Showing 24 of 83 words that contain ONES somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ONES are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ONES
Common questions about ONES
- Is ONES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ONES, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ONES worth?
- ONES is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ONES mean?
- Particular people or things already mentioned or understood, especially in the phrase the ones.
- What letters can be added to ONES?
- ONES takes 11 hooks: 11 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ONES:
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