onset

1. A beginning; a start: the onset of a cold.

2. An onslaught; an assault.

3. Linguistics The part of a syllable that precedes the nucleus. In the word nucleus (no͞oˈklē-əs), the onset of the first syllable is (n), the onset of the second syllable is (kl), and the last syllable has no onset.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
seton	5	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
es	2
et	2
os	2
on	2
oe	2
ne	2
no	2
to	2
te	2
en	2
so	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
one	3
ose	3
ons	3
sen	3
set	3
son	3
sot	3
ten	3
tes	3
toe	3
ton	3
ens	3
eon	3
est	3
net	3
nos	3
not	3
oes	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
snot	4
tens	4
eons	4
toes	4
tone	4
sone	4
sent	4
nest	4
nets	4
noes	4
nose	4
tons	4
ones	4
note	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
seton	5
tones	5
stone	5
steno	5
onset	5
notes	5