ONTO is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. ONTO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ONTO?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ONTO is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ONTO
Front hooks — 1
contoBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ONTO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ONTO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,890.
What stands out about ONTO
- The same 4 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 ONTO mean in Scrabble?
preposition
Indicating movement toward a position on top of or upon something.
Onto describes movement that ends with something resting on a surface. It joins the sense of on with the direction of to. So a cat that jumps onto a table moves through the air and ends up sitting on it.
How ONTO is used
Standard modern English; distinguished from on to, which is two separate words used with certain verbs.
- The cat leapt onto the windowsill.
- He climbed onto the roof to fix the tiles.
- She stepped onto the stage to great applause.
- The children piled onto the old sofa.
- Rain poured onto the tin roof all night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ONTO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ONTO
The 4 tiles of ONTO in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ONTO
15 longer words begin with ONTO.
Words ending in ONTO
2 words end in ONTO. Useful as a back hook: play ONTO onto a word already on the board.
Words with ONTO inside
Showing 24 of 164 words that contain ONTO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ONTO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ONTO
Common questions about ONTO
- Is ONTO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ONTO, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ONTO worth?
- ONTO is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ONTO mean?
- Indicating movement toward a position on top of or upon something.
- What letters can be added to ONTO?
- ONTO takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ONTO:
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