ACTINON is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ACTINON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACTINON?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACTINON is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACTINON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
actinonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACTINON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ACTINON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 137,239.
What stands out about ACTINON
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ACTINON mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A short-lived radioactive isotope of the gas radon, produced in the decay series of actinium.
Actinon is an early name from the age of radioactivity research, now replaced by the isotope designation radon-219. Older physics and chemistry books still mention actinon beside thoron and radon.
How ACTINON is used
Actinon is a dated scientific name found in historical texts on radioactivity.
- The old paper described how actinon vanished within seconds.
- Early chemists listed actinon among the emanations of radioactive minerals.
- A glossary of dated terms explained what actinon had meant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACTINON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ACTINON
The 7 tiles of ACTINON in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ACTINON
1 longer words begin with ACTINON.
Shorter words from the letters in ACTINON
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Common questions about ACTINON
- Is ACTINON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACTINON, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACTINON worth?
- ACTINON is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACTINON mean?
- A short-lived radioactive isotope of the gas radon, produced in the decay series of actinium.
- What letters can be added to ACTINON?
- ACTINON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ACTINON:
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