ONOMAST is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ONOMAST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ONOMAST?
| 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 ONOMAST 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 ONOMAST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
onomastsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ONOMAST scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ONOMAST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 220,563.
What does ONOMAST mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person who studies proper names, especially the names of people.
An onomast digs into where names come from and how they change over time. The field is called onomastics, and the person working in it can be a linguist, a historian or a keen amateur.
How ONOMAST is used
Onomast is a rare scholarly word, used in discussion of name studies.
- The onomast traced the surname back to a medieval village.
- An onomast at the conference spoke about place names.
- She became an onomast after years of research on family names.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ONOMAST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ONOMAST
8 longer words begin with ONOMAST.
Shorter words from the letters in ONOMAST
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Common questions about ONOMAST
- Is ONOMAST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ONOMAST, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ONOMAST worth?
- ONOMAST is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ONOMAST mean?
- A person who studies proper names, especially the names of people.
- What letters can be added to ONOMAST?
- ONOMAST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ONOMAST:
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