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Is ominous a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ominous is a Scrabble US word. The word ominous is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

O1M3I1N1O1U1S1

Is ominous a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ominous is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

O1M3I1N1O1U1S1

Is ominous a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ominous is a Words With Friends word. The word ominous is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

O1M4I1N2O1U2S1

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7-letter words (1 found)

OMINOUS,

6-letter words (3 found)

ONIUMS,SIMOON,SOMONI,

5-letter words (9 found)

MINOS,MINUS,MONOS,MOONS,MUNIS,MUONS,NOMOI,NOMOS,ONIUM,

4-letter words (27 found)

IONS,MINO,MISO,MONO,MONS,MOOI,MOON,MOOS,MOUS,MUNI,MUNS,MUON,MUSO,NIMS,NOMS,NOUS,ONOS,ONUS,OOMS,OONS,SOOM,SOON,SOUM,SUMI,SUMO,SUNI,UNIS,

3-letter words (38 found)

INS,ION,IOS,ISM,ISO,MIS,MOI,MON,MOO,MOS,MOU,MUN,MUS,NIM,NIS,NOM,NOO,NOS,NUS,OIS,OMS,ONO,ONS,OOM,OON,OOS,OUS,SIM,SIN,SOM,SON,SOU,SUI,SUM,SUN,UMS,UNI,UNS,

2-letter words (19 found)

IN,IO,IS,MI,MO,MU,NO,NU,OI,OM,ON,OO,OS,OU,SI,SO,UM,UN,US,

You can make 97 words from ominous according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ominous

ominous

Etymology

From Latin ōminōsus (“full of foreboding”), from ōmen (“forbidden fruit, omen”), from ōs (“the mouth”) + -men.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒmɪnəs/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑmɪnəs/
  • Hyphenation: o‧mi‧nous

Adjective

ominous (comparative more ominous, superlative most ominous)

  1. Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant.
  2. Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
    Synonyms: threatening, portentous, inauspicious
    • California poll support for Jerry Brown's tax increases has ominous implications for U.S. taxpayers too Los Angeles Times Headline April 25, 2011

Usage notes

  • Formerly used both in a favorable and unfavorable sense; now chiefly in the latter; foreboding or foreshadowing evil; inauspicious; as, an ominous dread.

Synonyms

  • foreboding
  • portentous
  • sinister

Derived terms

  • ominously
  • ominousness

Related terms

  • omen
  • abomination

Collocations

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Further reading

  • “ominous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “ominous”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • suimono

Source: wiktionary.org