ONSHORE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ONSHORE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ONSHORE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ONSHORE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ONSHORE
No single letter turns ONSHORE into another word.
How ONSHORE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ONSHORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 165,422.
What stands out about ONSHORE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ONSHORE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
On land or toward the land, rather than at sea.
Onshore can point to a direction, as when waves roll toward the beach, or to a location on land, as with oil and gas fields that are not drilled at sea. As an adjective it also describes a wind blowing from the sea toward the land.
How ONSHORE is used
Used of movement toward the shore, and of work or activity located on land.
- The boat drifted onshore during the storm.
- The company drills for gas onshore as well as at sea.
- A cool breeze blew onshore in the afternoon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ONSHORE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ONSHORE
The 7 tiles of ONSHORE in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ONSHORE
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Common questions about ONSHORE
- Is ONSHORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ONSHORE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ONSHORE worth?
- ONSHORE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ONSHORE mean?
- On land or toward the land, rather than at sea.
- What letters can be added to ONSHORE?
- No single letter can be added to ONSHORE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ONSHORE:
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