ONION
Unscramble ONION and check whether it appears in our curated word list. Its tile scores below are calculated for common word-game scoring systems. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends, before any board multipliers.
Letter by Letter
| Letter | o | n | i | o | n | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Words With Friends | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Word Game Intelligence
ONION AnalysisVowel & Consonant Structure
3 vowels · 2 consonants
Vowels (O at #1, I at #3, O at #4)
Duplicate letters: N, O
Hook Letters (Scrabble / WWF)
Wordle Playability
C-TierLetter frequency score: 47/100
ONION uses specialized consonants or duplicates, making it a targeted mid-game guess.
Hive & Anagram Power
3 unique letters · 14 sub-words
Valid Spelling Bee / WordHive puzzle candidate (uses ≤7 unique letters).
Is ONION a Wordle Word?
ONION is five letters and appears in our everyday-word list, so it works as a Wordle guess and is the kind of word that turns up as an answer. Puzzle editors keep their own answer list, so treat this as a strong candidate rather than a guarantee. Narrow the field with the Wordle Solver.
Anagrams of ONION
No other word in our dictionary uses exactly these letters — a full-rack play of ONION can't be rearranged.
Words Inside ONION
14 shorter words can be built from these letters. Useful when ONION won't fit on the board.
4-letter words
3-letter words
2-letter words
What Does ONION Mean?
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