ARGON is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ARGON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARGON?
| 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 ARGON is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARGON
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARGON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ARGON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What stands out about ARGON
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 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 ARGON mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A heavy, colorless, and odorless noble gas that forms nearly one percent of the air in Earth's atmosphere.
Argon belongs to the group of noble gases, elements that rarely react with anything else because their outer electron shells are already full, and its name comes from a Greek word meaning idle or lazy for exactly that reason. It is by far the most abundant noble gas in ordinary air, far more common than neon, krypton, or xenon put together, and industry extracts it by cooling and separating liquid air. Because it will not react with hot metal, argon fills many light bulbs and shields welding arcs from oxygen, keeping the metal from oxidizing while it is being joined. Divers and museum conservators also use argon to protect delicate or sensitive objects from the slow decay caused by ordinary air.
How ARGON is used
A standard scientific term, used in chemistry, physics, and industrial contexts such as welding and lighting.
- Argon fills the space inside many older incandescent light bulbs.
- The welder used argon gas to shield the joint from the surrounding air.
- Argon makes up almost one percent of the air we breathe.
- Museum staff stored the fragile document under argon to slow its decay.
- Unlike oxygen, argon does not support combustion at all.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARGON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARGON
The 5 tiles of ARGON in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with ARGON
6 longer words begin with ARGON.
Words ending in ARGON
1 words end in ARGON. Useful as a back hook: play ARGON onto a word already on the board.
Words with ARGON inside
Showing 24 of 31 words that contain ARGON somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ARGON are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ARGON
Common questions about ARGON
- Is ARGON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARGON, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARGON worth?
- ARGON is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARGON mean?
- A heavy, colorless, and odorless noble gas that forms nearly one percent of the air in Earth's atmosphere.
- What letters can be added to ARGON?
- ARGON takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ARGON:
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