ominous
ADJECTIVE
/ɑmənəs/
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH O
ominous is a valid 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1M3I1N1O1U1S1
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does ominous mean?
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Presaging ill fortune.
“a dead and ominous silence prevailed”
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2
Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments.
“ominous rumblings of discontent”
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