onset

NOUN /ɑn,sɛt/

5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH O

onset is a valid 5-letter word worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

O1N1S1E1T1

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =5 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 10TRIPLE WORD → 15

MEANING

What does onset mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES

1

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons).

SYNONYMS

ATTACK ONRUSH ONSLAUGHT

BROADER

OPERATION MILITARY OPERATION

NARROWER

BOMBARDMENT BOMBING CHARGE COUNTERATTACK COUNTERMOVE COUP DE MAIN DIVERSION DIVERSIONARY ATTACK

2

The beginning or early stages.

“the onset of pneumonia”

SYNONYMS

BROADER

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of onset

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS

NOTES5 SET ON5 STONE5 STENO5 SETON5 TONES5

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