ARCHON is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ARCHON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARCHON?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARCHON is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARCHON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
archonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARCHON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ARCHON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What stands out about ARCHON
- The same 6 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 ARCHON mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
One of the chief magistrates of ancient Athens, or more broadly a ruler or chief officer.
In classical Athens nine archons were chosen each year, and each held a distinct duty in civic, religious or legal life. The title comes from a Greek word meaning ruler. Later writers also use archon loosely for any high official, and in some ancient religious writings an archon is a powerful spiritual ruler of the lower world.
How ARCHON is used
Historical and scholarly; rare outside writing about ancient Greece.
- The archon presided over the festival and the law courts of his year.
- Solon served as archon before he reformed the laws of Athens.
- Each archon was chosen for a single year and then joined the council.
- Gnostic texts describe an archon who guards each heavenly sphere.
- The play shows an archon who must judge his own brother.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARCHON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARCHON
The 6 tiles of ARCHON in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ARCHON
6 longer words begin with ARCHON.
Shorter words from the letters in ARCHON
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Common questions about ARCHON
- Is ARCHON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCHON, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARCHON worth?
- ARCHON is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARCHON mean?
- One of the chief magistrates of ancient Athens, or more broadly a ruler or chief officer.
- What letters can be added to ARCHON?
- ARCHON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ARCHON:
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