ONOMATOPOIESIS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. ONOMATOPOIESIS 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 ONOMATOPOIESIS?
| 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 ONOMATOPOIESIS is to know. It scores 18 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ONOMATOPOIESIS
No single letter turns ONOMATOPOIESIS into another word.
How ONOMATOPOIESIS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in ONOMATOPOIESIS, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ONOMATOPOIESIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ONOMATOPOIESIS
- The letter O appears four times in ONOMATOPOIESIS.
- ONOMATOPOIESIS 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 ONOMATOPOIESIS
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Common questions about ONOMATOPOIESIS
- Is ONOMATOPOIESIS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ONOMATOPOIESIS is not in it.
- How many points is ONOMATOPOIESIS worth?
- ONOMATOPOIESIS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ONOMATOPOIESIS?
- No single letter can be added to ONOMATOPOIESIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of ONOMATOPOIESIS:
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