onionskin
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
Definition of onionskin
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
-
(countable, uncountable)A thin, strong, light, translucent paper; used especially for making carbon copies.
“I heard the dry-leaf rustle of onionskin papers.”
See all 2 definitions Show less
noun
-
(countable, uncountable)A thin, strong, light, translucent paper; used especially for making carbon copies.
“I heard the dry-leaf rustle of onionskin papers.”
- (countable, uncountable)A kind of marble with swirls of color on the outside.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From onion + skin; named for its resemblance to the skin of an onion (thin and crinkly).
Words you can make from onionskin
61 playable · top: NONKINS (11 pts)
Best play nonkins 11 points6-letter words
5 words5-letter words
11 words4-letter words
18 words3-letter words
16 words2-letter words
10 wordsHooks
1 extension · 1 back
A single letter you can add to onionskin to make another valid word.
Back
Find your best play with onionskin
See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes onionskin, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.