Is ONANISMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ONANISMS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ONANISMS mean?
Onanisms is a form of ONANISM.
- noun
manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure
- noun
a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + M (3) + S (1) = 10 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ONANISMS
ONANISMS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of ONANISMS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ONANISMS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- mansions10
- amnions9
- mansion9
- nanisms9
- onanism9
- aminos8
- amnion8
- amnios8
- masons8
- nanism8
- nomina8
- somans8
- nasions7
- amino7
- amins7
- amiss7
- amnio7
- mains7
- manis7
- manos7
- mason7
- minas7
- misos7
- moans7
- monas7
- nomas7
- simas7
- soman7
- somas7
- anions6
- nasion6
- aims6
- amin6
- amis6
- isms6
- main6
- mani6
- mano6
- mans6
- mass6
- mina6
- miso6
- miss6
- moan6
- moas6
- mons6
- moss6
- nims6
- noma6
- noms6
- omas6
- sima6
- sims6
- soma6
- soms6
- anion5
- nanos5
- nonas5
- nonis5
- oasis5
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