TONS is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TONS 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 TONS?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TONS is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TONS
No single letter turns TONS into another word.
How TONS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TONS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,404.
What stands out about TONS
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 TONS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Used informally to mean a very large, unspecified quantity or number of something.
Beyond naming the actual weight measure, tons is often used loosely in everyday speech to mean simply a lot. People speak of tons of homework or tons of friends without any real weighing involved.
How TONS is used
Informal and conversational; not used this way in technical or scientific writing.
- She has tons of books piled on her desk.
- We got tons of rain last week.
- He has tons of experience with this kind of work.
- There were tons of people at the concert.
- I have tons of emails to answer today.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TONS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TONS
The 4 tiles of TONS in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with TONS
23 longer words begin with TONS.
Words ending in TONS
Showing 24 of 154 words that end in TONS. Useful as a back hook: play TONS onto a word already on the board.
Words with TONS inside
4 words contain TONS in the middle. Words that start with TONS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TONS
Common questions about TONS
- Is TONS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TONS, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TONS worth?
- TONS is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TONS mean?
- Used informally to mean a very large, unspecified quantity or number of something.
- What letters can be added to TONS?
- No single letter can be added to TONS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TONS:
Open TONS in the Word Finder