Is ONE a Scrabble word?
Yes. ONE is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words With Friends.
Meaning The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number.
Number 4 meanings
The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number.
“In some religions, there is more than one god.”
The first positive number in the set of natural numbers.
The cardinality of the smallest nonempty set.
The ordinality of an element which has no predecessor, usually called first or number one.
Pronoun 4 meanings
One thing (among a group of others); one member of a group.
“Any one of the boys.”
The first mentioned of two things or people, as opposed to the other.
“She offered him an apple and an orange; he took (the) one and left the other.”
Any person (applying to people in general).
“One’s guilt may trouble one, but it is best not to let oneself be troubled by things which cannot be changed. One shouldn’t be too quick to judge.”
Any person, entity or thing.
“"driver", noun: one who drives.”
Noun 4 meanings
The digit or figure 1.
Used to briefly refer to a noun phrase understood by context
“I need some ones to make change.”
A person or thing (having some specified characteristic or attribute).
“Now, he's a curious one.”
A particularly special or compatible person or thing.
“I knew as soon I met him that John was the one for me and we were married within a month.”
Adjective 4 meanings
Of a period of time, being particular.
“One day the prince set forth to kill the dragon that had brought terror to his father’s kingdom for centuries.”
Being a single, unspecified thing; a; any.
“My aunt used to say, "One day is just like the other."”
Sole, only.
“He is the one man who can help you.”
Whole, entire.
“Body and soul are not separate; they are one.”
Determiner 2 meanings
A single.
“There was one box of biscuits available.”
Used for emphasis in place of a.
“He is one hell of a guy.”
Verb 1 meaning
To cause to become one; to gather into a single whole; to unite.
Etymology
From Middle English oon, on, oan, an, from Old English ān (“one”), from Proto-West Germanic *ain, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“single, one”). Doublet of a, an, and Uno.
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ONE at a glance
ONE has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (O 1 + N 1 + E 1) and 4 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #38 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
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