OONT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. OONT 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 4 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OONT?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OONT 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 OONT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oontsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OONT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in OONT, 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 OONT
- 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 OONT mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian Englishhistorical
A camel, especially as used and described in colonial-era writing about India.
Oont is the English spelling of a Hindi word for camel. It was carried into English through British writing about India. There, camels were a familiar sight for transport and trade across the drier regions of the subcontinent.
How OONT is used
Historical and regional; found chiefly in older colonial-era writing about India rather than in current use.
- The caravan of oont crossed the dusty plain at dawn.
- He described the slow, swaying gait of the oont in his travel diary.
- Merchants loaded their goods onto a line of oont bound for the border.
- The old account speaks of an oont laden with sacks of grain.
- Villagers used the oont to haul water across the desert tracks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OONT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OONT
The 4 tiles of OONT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with OONT
1 longer words begin with OONT.
Words with OONT inside
9 words contain OONT in the middle. Words that start with OONT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OONT
Common questions about OONT
- Is OONT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OONT is not in it.
- How many points is OONT worth?
- OONT is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OONT mean?
- A camel, especially as used and described in colonial-era writing about India.
- What letters can be added to OONT?
- OONT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of OONT:
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