onlooker

Plural: onlookers

Noun

A spectator; someone who observes an event.
someone who looks on
A spectator; someone looks on or watches, without becoming involved or participating.

Examples

I wasn’t involved in the fight; I was only an onlooker.
The onlookers were mesmerized by his seven-letter word play.

Origin / Etymology

From on + look + -er, probably from the verb look on, but compare with onlook.

Synonyms

looker-on, bystander

Scrabble Score: 12

onlooker: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
onlooker: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
onlooker: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

onlooker: valid Words With Friends Word