Definition of onset

"onset" in the noun sense

1. onset, oncoming

the beginning or early stages

"the onset of pneumonia"

2. attack, onslaught, onset, onrush

military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons

"the attack began at dawn"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for onset

A bold onset is half the battle. [ Giuseppe Garibaldi ]

Refuse to be ill. Never tell people you are ill; never own it to yourself. Illness is one of those things which a man should resist on principle at the onset. [ Lytton ]

onset in Scrabble®

The word onset is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 5

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters onset:

STONE
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TONES
(18)
TONES
(18)
STONE
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STONE
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NOTES
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TONES
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NOTES
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NOTES
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NOTES
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STENO
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STENO
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TONES
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STENO
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STONE
(18)
ONSET
(18)
ONSET
(18)
ONSET
(18)
ONSET
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STENO
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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word onset

ONSET
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ONSET
(15)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In onset

STONE
(18)
TONES
(18)
TONES
(18)
STONE
(18)
STONE
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NOTES
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(12)
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onset in Words With Friends™

The word onset is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters onset:

STENO
(30)
NOTES
(30)
STONE
(30)
ONSET
(30)
 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word onset

ONSET
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ONSET
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In onset

STENO
(30)
NOTES
(30)
STONE
(30)
ONSET
(30)
NETS
(27)
NEST
(27)
NOSE
(27)
NOTE
(27)
STENO
(24)
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(24)
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(14)
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(14)
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(14)
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(12)
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(12)
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(12)
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Words containing the sequence onset

Words that start with onset (2 words)

Words with onset in them (1 word)

Words that end with onset (2 words)

Word Growth involving onset

Shorter words in onset

on

set

Longer words containing onset

onsets

quonset