ONLY is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ONLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ONLY?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ONLY is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ONLY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ONLY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ONLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does ONLY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Being the single one of its kind; sole.
A person might be the only child in a family, meaning no siblings exist. The word only can also work as an adverb, narrowing a statement to one specific fact or limit.
How ONLY is used
One of the most frequent words in English, used across all registers.
- She was the only guest who arrived on time.
- This is the only key that opens the old door.
- He gave the only answer that made sense.
- That shop is the only bakery in the village.
- The only sound was rain tapping on the window.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ONLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in ONLY
11 words end in ONLY. Useful as a back hook: play ONLY onto a word already on the board.
Words with ONLY inside
1 words contain ONLY in the middle. Words that start with ONLY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ONLY
Common questions about ONLY
- Is ONLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ONLY, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ONLY worth?
- ONLY is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ONLY mean?
- Being the single one of its kind; sole.
- What letters can be added to ONLY?
- ONLY takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ONLY:
Open ONLY in the Word Finder