On
/ɒn/
verb
- To switch on
"Can you on the light?"
adjective
- In the state of being active, functioning or operating.
"All the lights are on, so they must be home."
- Performing according to schedule; taking place.
"Are we still on for tonight?"
- Fitted; covering; being worn.
"I was trying to drink out of the bottle while the top was still on!"
- (usually negative) Acceptable, appropriate.
"You can't do that; it's just not on."
- Destined, normally in the context of a challenge being accepted; involved, doomed.
""Five bucks says the Cavs win tonight." ―"You're on!""
adverb
preposition
- Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
"A vase of flowers stood on the table."
- Positioned at or resting against the outer surface of; attached to.
"He had a scar on the side of his face."
- Expressing figurative placement or attachment.
"All of the responsibility is on him."
- Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with.
"to play on a violin or piano"
- At or in (a certain region or location).
"The lighthouse that you can see is on the mainland."
Total: 2 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "On"
On is a 2-letter word that scores 2 points in Scrabble and 3 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "on" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "On" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "on" is a low-scoring word.