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5-Letter Words Starting With ON

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Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With ON

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 5-Letter Words Starting With ON 14 words

How common is ON at the start of five-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 14 five-letter words that start with ON. They average 6.9 points, the best is ONKUS (9 points) and 28.6% end in S.

Total words
14
Average Scrabble score
6.9
out of 9 max
Everyday words
14%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
28.6% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 28.6%
  • y 21.4%
  • t 14.3%

Top vowel pairs

  • io7.1%
  • iu7.1%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with ON

o 1n 1k 5u 1s 1

O 1 + N 1 + K 5 + U 1 + S 1 = 9 points

Double word
18 pts
Triple word
27 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

onkus

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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How many five-letter words that start with ON are there?

There are 14 five-letter words that start with ON in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with ON?

ONKUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ONELY (8), ONERY (8), ONLAY (8).

Which rare five-letter words that start with ON score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include ONKUS (9), ONELY (8), ONERY (8), ONLAY (8). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.