OMINOUS

OMINOUS is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is OMINOUS a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.

OMINOUS (adjective): presaging ill fortune; "ill omens"; "ill predictions"; "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley; "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"; "a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government". Additional senses: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly".

In standard Scrabble scoring, OMINOUS totals 9 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. OMINOUS relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.

OMINOUS is 7 letters long, begins with O, ends with S, and sorts to the alphagram IMNOOSU. There is 1 anagram in this dictionary sharing that exact letter bag. Letter makeup: 4 vowels, 3 consonants.

Among 18 tracked 7-letter entries, OMINOUS ranks by raw score (9 points). Anagram alternatives include MOUSONI — useful when you need the same tiles with a different hook letter. Similar-length words in the same dictionary include PIZZAZZ, ZYZZYVA, JAZZBOW, JAZZILY; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.

Strategically, OMINOUS carries 4 vowels and 3 consonants. Its vowel-heavy shape often plays cleanly from racks with excess vowels. Hooks on O or S are common study angles; browse words starting with O and words ending with S to rehearse parallel sets.

OMINOUS is a 7-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 7, starts with O, ends with S, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 7-letter entries like OMINOUS frequently cross shorter words; knowing that OMINOUS contains I, M, N, O, S, U helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as o?????s to narrow candidates before checking definitions.

Notable letter pairs inside OMINOUS include MI, OM, IN — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: O, M, I, N, U, S. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.

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Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat OMINOUS as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.

Example usage: Example: "OMINOUS — presaging ill fortune; "ill omens"; "ill predictions"; "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley; "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"; "a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government"" (9 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.