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Is onerous a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word onerous is a Scrabble US word. The word onerous is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

O1N1E1R1O1U1S1

Is onerous a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word onerous is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

O1N1E1R1O1U1S1

Is onerous a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word onerous is a Words With Friends word. The word onerous is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

O1N2E1R1O1U2S1

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7-letter words (1 found)

ONEROUS,

6-letter words (5 found)

NOOSER,RONEOS,ROUENS,SEROON,SOONER,

5-letter words (19 found)

EUROS,NOOSE,NOSER,NURSE,ONERS,OUENS,RENOS,RONEO,RONES,ROONS,ROOSE,ROUEN,ROUES,ROUSE,RUNES,SENOR,SERON,SNORE,URSON,

4-letter words (40 found)

EONS,ERNS,EROS,EURO,NOES,NOSE,NOUS,NURS,ONER,ONES,ONOS,ONUS,OONS,OOSE,ORES,OURN,OURS,RENO,RENS,REOS,ROES,RONE,ROON,ROOS,ROSE,ROUE,RUES,RUNE,RUNS,RUSE,SONE,SOON,SORE,SORN,SOUR,SUER,SURE,URES,URNS,USER,

3-letter words (39 found)

ENS,EON,ERN,ERS,NOO,NOR,NOS,NUR,NUS,OES,ONE,ONO,ONS,OON,OOR,OOS,ORE,ORS,OSE,OUR,OUS,REN,REO,RES,ROE,ROO,RUE,RUN,SEN,SER,SON,SOU,SUE,SUN,SUR,UNS,URE,URN,USE,

2-letter words (17 found)

EN,ER,ES,NE,NO,NU,OE,ON,OO,OR,OS,OU,RE,SO,UN,UR,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 122 words from onerous according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of onerous

onerous

Etymology

From Middle English onerous, from Middle French onereux, from Old French onereus, from Latin onerosus (“burdensome”), from onus (“load”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒnəɹəs/, /ˈəʊnəɹəs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑnəɹəs/, /ˈoʊnəɹəs/

Adjective

onerous (comparative more onerous, superlative most onerous)

  1. imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.

Synonyms

  • (burdensome): demanding, difficult, taxing, wearing

Derived terms

  • onerously

Related terms

Translations

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • honerous, onerose, onerouse

Etymology

From Middle French onereux, from Old French onereus, from Latin onerosus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔnɛˈruːs/, /ɔˈnɛrus/

Adjective

onerous

  1. (Late Middle English) onerous

Descendants

  • English: onerous

References

  • “onerǒus, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-7.

Source: wiktionary.org