ONIONSKIN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ONIONSKIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ONIONSKIN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ONIONSKIN is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ONIONSKIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
onionskinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ONIONSKIN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ONIONSKIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ONIONSKIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ONIONSKIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thin, light, slightly translucent paper, formerly used for typed carbon copies.
Onionskin was prized for airmail and typewriter copies because it weighed almost nothing. The name comes from its resemblance to the papery outer layer of an onion.
How ONIONSKIN is used
Onionskin is a paper-trade and office term, now mostly nostalgic or used for tracing.
- The letter was typed on onionskin to keep postage low.
- She traced the map onto a sheet of onionskin.
- Old files were full of faded onionskin carbons.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ONIONSKIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ONIONSKIN
1 longer words begin with ONIONSKIN.
Shorter words from the letters in ONIONSKIN
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Common questions about ONIONSKIN
- Is ONIONSKIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ONIONSKIN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ONIONSKIN worth?
- ONIONSKIN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ONIONSKIN mean?
- A thin, light, slightly translucent paper, formerly used for typed carbon copies.
- What letters can be added to ONIONSKIN?
- ONIONSKIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ONIONSKIN:
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