ONGOING is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ONGOING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ONGOING?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ONGOING is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ONGOING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ongoingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ONGOING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ONGOING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,412 thousand.
What does ONGOING mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Still in progress and continuing without having ended.
Ongoing describes work, debates or problems that have started and have not yet finished. It stresses the present stretch of time rather than the beginning or the end.
How ONGOING is used
Ongoing is common in news and business to describe processes that remain open.
- The ongoing investigation has not named a suspect.
- There is an ongoing need for volunteers.
- Repairs to the bridge are ongoing.
- We have an ongoing dispute with the supplier.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ONGOING and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ONGOING
3 longer words begin with ONGOING.
Shorter words from the letters in ONGOING
Common questions about ONGOING
- Is ONGOING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ONGOING, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ONGOING worth?
- ONGOING is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ONGOING mean?
- Still in progress and continuing without having ended.
- What letters can be added to ONGOING?
- ONGOING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ONGOING:
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