ONSTREAM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ONSTREAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ONSTREAM?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ONSTREAM is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ONSTREAM
No single letter turns ONSTREAM into another word.
How ONSTREAM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ONSTREAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ONSTREAM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ONSTREAM
- All 8 letters of ONSTREAM are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 3 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 ONSTREAM mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
In regular operation, especially describing a plant, line or system that has started working.
Industry writers say a factory or oilfield is onstream once production has truly begun. The word is often hyphenated as on-stream, and it can also serve as an adverb.
How ONSTREAM is used
The adjective onstream is mostly industrial and appears in news about plants and pipelines.
- The new refinery should be onstream by spring.
- Onstream production doubled after the upgrade.
- Engineers kept the line onstream through the night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ONSTREAM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ONSTREAM
The 8 tiles of ONSTREAM in a different order — 3 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ONSTREAM
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Common questions about ONSTREAM
- Is ONSTREAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ONSTREAM, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ONSTREAM worth?
- ONSTREAM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ONSTREAM mean?
- In regular operation, especially describing a plant, line or system that has started working.
- What letters can be added to ONSTREAM?
- No single letter can be added to ONSTREAM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ONSTREAM:
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