ONSHORING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. ONSHORING 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 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ONSHORING?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ONSHORING is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ONSHORING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
onshoringsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ONSHORING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ONSHORING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ONSHORING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ONSHORING
1 longer words begin with ONSHORING.
Shorter words from the letters in ONSHORING
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Common questions about ONSHORING
- Is ONSHORING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ONSHORING, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ONSHORING worth?
- ONSHORING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ONSHORING?
- ONSHORING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ONSHORING:
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