Is ONWARDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ONWARDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ONWARDS mean?
- adverb
in a forward direction
“go ahead”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
O (1) + N (1) + W (4) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 11 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 ONWARDS
ONWARDS 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.
Words you can make from ONWARDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- drowns10
- onward10
- rowans9
- adown9
- dawns9
- downs9
- drawn9
- draws9
- drown9
- sward9
- sword9
- wands9
- wards9
- woads9
- words9
- rowan8
- sowar8
- sworn8
- warns8
- dawn8
- daws8
- down8
- dows8
- draw8
- wads8
- wand8
- ward8
- woad8
- word8
- adorns7
- andros7
- radons7
- randos7
- awns7
- nows7
- owns7
- raws7
- rows7
- sawn7
- snaw7
- snow7
- sown7
- swan7
- wans7
- warn7
- wars7
- wons7
- worn7
- daw7
- dow7
- wad7
- adorn6
- andro6
- darns6
- donas6
- dorsa6
- nards6
- radon6
- rando6
- rands6
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