ONOMATOPOESIS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. ONOMATOPOESIS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ONOMATOPOESIS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ONOMATOPOESIS is to know. It scores 17 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ONOMATOPOESIS
No single letter turns ONOMATOPOESIS into another word.
How ONOMATOPOESIS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in ONOMATOPOESIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 4 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ONOMATOPOESIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ONOMATOPOESIS
- The letter O appears four times in ONOMATOPOESIS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in ONOMATOPOESIS
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Common questions about ONOMATOPOESIS
- Is ONOMATOPOESIS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ONOMATOPOESIS is not in it.
- How many points is ONOMATOPOESIS worth?
- ONOMATOPOESIS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ONOMATOPOESIS?
- No single letter can be added to ONOMATOPOESIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of ONOMATOPOESIS:
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