ONOMATOPOEIA is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ONOMATOPOEIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ONOMATOPOEIA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ONOMATOPOEIA is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ONOMATOPOEIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
onomatopoeiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ONOMATOPOEIA scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ONOMATOPOEIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 4 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ONOMATOPOEIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ONOMATOPOEIA
- The letter O appears four times in ONOMATOPOEIA.
- ONOMATOPOEIA runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ONOMATOPOEIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
The forming of a word from the sound it describes, or the use of such words for effect.
Words like buzz, hiss and splash are classic cases of onomatopoeia. Writers use it to make a scene audible on the page. Comics lean on it heavily, with sound effects drawn as lettering.
How ONOMATOPOEIA is used
Used in language and literature teaching to name sound-imitating words.
- The word "sizzle" is a fine piece of onomatopoeia.
- Comic books are full of onomatopoeia such as "pow" and "crash".
- The poet used onomatopoeia to mimic the rain on the roof.
- Children enjoy onomatopoeia when they imitate animal noises.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ONOMATOPOEIA and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ONOMATOPOEIA
1 longer words begin with ONOMATOPOEIA.
Shorter words from the letters in ONOMATOPOEIA
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Common questions about ONOMATOPOEIA
- Is ONOMATOPOEIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ONOMATOPOEIA, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ONOMATOPOEIA worth?
- ONOMATOPOEIA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ONOMATOPOEIA mean?
- The forming of a word from the sound it describes, or the use of such words for effect.
- What letters can be added to ONOMATOPOEIA?
- ONOMATOPOEIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ONOMATOPOEIA:
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