ONUS is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. ONUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ONUS?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ONUS is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ONUS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ONUS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ONUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,106.
What does ONUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A duty, responsibility or burden placed on someone.
When the onus falls on a person, the task of proving something, fixing something or carrying a burden becomes theirs alone. The word onus is most often used in the phrase the onus is on someone. It marks exactly whose job or duty something has become.
How ONUS is used
Common in formal and everyday writing, especially in the phrase the onus is on.
- The onus is on the seller to prove the goods are genuine.
- She felt the onus of caring for her aging parents.
- The onus fell on the manager to explain the delay.
- It placed a heavy onus on the youngest members of the team.
- The court ruled that the onus of proof rested with the defendant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ONUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ONUS
The 4 tiles of ONUS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ONUS
1 longer words begin with ONUS.
Words ending in ONUS
11 words end in ONUS. Useful as a back hook: play ONUS onto a word already on the board.
Words with ONUS inside
19 words contain ONUS in the middle. Words that start with ONUS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ONUS
Common questions about ONUS
- Is ONUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ONUS, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ONUS worth?
- ONUS is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ONUS mean?
- A duty, responsibility or burden placed on someone.
- What letters can be added to ONUS?
- ONUS takes 3 hooks: 3 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ONUS:
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