TONISH is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TONISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TONISH?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TONISH is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TONISH
Front hooks — 1
stonishBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How TONISH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TONISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does TONISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Fashionable and stylish, in line with the current mode of high society.
The word comes from the French ton, meaning good style, and it was used in the nineteenth century of people, clothes and gatherings that followed the latest fashion. Novels set in Regency London often describe a tonish party or a tonish lady. It now sounds old-fashioned and appears mainly in historical writing.
How TONISH is used
Archaic; met in period fiction and in discussion of nineteenth-century society.
- She arrived at the ball in a tonish gown of green silk.
- The tonish set gathered each spring in Bath.
- He was proud of his tonish waistcoat and polished boots.
- It was a most tonish assembly, full of wits and dandies.
- Her aunt thought the new carriage rather too tonish for the country.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TONISH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TONISH
3 longer words begin with TONISH.
Shorter words from the letters in TONISH
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Common questions about TONISH
- Is TONISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TONISH, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TONISH worth?
- TONISH is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TONISH mean?
- Fashionable and stylish, in line with the current mode of high society.
- What letters can be added to TONISH?
- TONISH takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TONISH:
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