ONLOOKER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ONLOOKER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ONLOOKER?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ONLOOKER is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ONLOOKER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
onlookersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ONLOOKER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ONLOOKER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ONLOOKER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ONLOOKER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who watches an event without taking part in it.
Crowds at accidents, parades and street performances are made up of onlookers. The word suggests someone standing by, sometimes curious and sometimes simply in the way.
How ONLOOKER is used
Onlooker is common in news reports about accidents, protests and public events.
- A crowd of onlookers gathered outside the burning shop.
- The onlooker took a photo and moved on.
- Police asked onlookers to stand back from the scene.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ONLOOKER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ONLOOKER
1 longer words begin with ONLOOKER.
Shorter words from the letters in ONLOOKER
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Common questions about ONLOOKER
- Is ONLOOKER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ONLOOKER, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ONLOOKER worth?
- ONLOOKER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ONLOOKER mean?
- A person who watches an event without taking part in it.
- What letters can be added to ONLOOKER?
- ONLOOKER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ONLOOKER:
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