TONITE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. TONITE 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 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TONITE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TONITE is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TONITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tonitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TONITE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TONITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 15,330.
What does TONITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An explosive made from guncotton and barium nitrate.
Tonite was a blasting compound of the late nineteenth century, used in quarries and in tunnelling until steadier mixtures replaced it. The name has nothing to do with the evening: it comes from the Latin for thunder, and the collision with the casual spelling of tonight is pure accident.
How TONITE is used
Uncountable: a charge of tonite. Historical; it is not manufactured now.
- The tunnel was driven with tonite and hand drills.
- A charge of tonite brought down the whole face.
- Tonite was safer to store than what it replaced.
- The quarry used tonite until the licence lapsed.
- Nobody meeting the word tonite today reads it as an explosive.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TONITE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TONITE
1 longer words begin with TONITE.
Shorter words from the letters in TONITE
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Common questions about TONITE
- Is TONITE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TONITE is not in it.
- How many points is TONITE worth?
- TONITE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TONITE mean?
- An explosive made from guncotton and barium nitrate.
- What letters can be added to TONITE?
- TONITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TONITE:
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