ONOMATOPOIESES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. ONOMATOPOIESES 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ONOMATOPOIESES?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ONOMATOPOIESES is to know. It scores 18 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ONOMATOPOIESES
No single letter turns ONOMATOPOIESES into another word.
How ONOMATOPOIESES scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in ONOMATOPOIESES, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ONOMATOPOIESES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ONOMATOPOIESES
- The letter O appears four times in ONOMATOPOIESES.
- ONOMATOPOIESES 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
Shorter words from the letters in ONOMATOPOIESES
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Common questions about ONOMATOPOIESES
- Is ONOMATOPOIESES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ONOMATOPOIESES is not in it.
- How many points is ONOMATOPOIESES worth?
- ONOMATOPOIESES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ONOMATOPOIESES?
- No single letter can be added to ONOMATOPOIESES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of ONOMATOPOIESES:
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