TONUS is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. TONUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TONUS?
| 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: 23 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TONUS is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TONUS
No single letter turns TONUS into another word.
How TONUS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TONUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,338.
What stands out about TONUS
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 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 TONUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The steady, low-level state of tension present in a resting muscle.
Tonus keeps a muscle slightly contracted even when a person is completely still, which is what allows the body to react instantly rather than starting from complete slackness. Doctors and physiotherapists check tonus by testing how much a limb resists being moved passively, since unusually high or low tonus can point to nerve or muscle disease. The same underlying idea is more often called muscle tone in everyday medical conversation, with tonus reserved for more formal or academic writing. Damage to certain parts of the nervous system can raise or lower tonus throughout the body rather than in just one muscle.
How TONUS is used
A formal medical term for muscle tone, used mainly in academic and clinical writing rather than everyday speech.
- The neurologist tested the tonus of both legs during the exam.
- Reduced tonus in the affected arm suggested nerve damage.
- Regular exercise is often said to improve muscular tonus.
- Abnormal tonus can be a sign of several neurological conditions.
- The physiotherapist noted increased tonus on the weaker side.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TONUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TONUS
The 5 tiles of TONUS in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with TONUS
1 longer words begin with TONUS.
Words ending in TONUS
2 words end in TONUS. Useful as a back hook: play TONUS onto a word already on the board.
Words with TONUS inside
2 words contain TONUS in the middle. Words that start with TONUS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TONUS
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Common questions about TONUS
- Is TONUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TONUS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TONUS worth?
- TONUS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TONUS mean?
- The steady, low-level state of tension present in a resting muscle.
- What letters can be added to TONUS?
- No single letter can be added to TONUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TONUS:
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