ARSON is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ARSON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARSON?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARSON is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARSON
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARSON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ARSON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What stands out about ARSON
- The same 5 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 ARSON mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
The criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property.
Arson is treated as a serious crime in most legal systems because it endangers lives as well as destroying buildings, vehicles or land. Investigators distinguish arson from an accidental fire by looking for evidence of intent, such as an accelerant or a forced entry. Insurance companies and courts both rely on a clear finding of arson before treating a fire as a crime rather than misfortune. Sentences for arson are often harsher when the building was occupied at the time it was set alight.
How ARSON is used
Common in news reports, police records and legal writing whenever a fire is suspected of being set deliberately.
- Investigators ruled the warehouse fire an act of arson.
- She was charged with arson after the barn burned down.
- The insurer refused the claim once arson was suspected.
- Arson accounted for a third of the fires that year.
- Detectives found traces of fuel that pointed to arson.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARSON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARSON
The 5 tiles of ARSON in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ARSON
6 longer words begin with ARSON.
Words ending in ARSON
2 words end in ARSON. Useful as a back hook: play ARSON onto a word already on the board.
Words with ARSON inside
9 words contain ARSON in the middle. Words that start with ARSON are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ARSON
Common questions about ARSON
- Is ARSON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARSON, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARSON worth?
- ARSON is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARSON mean?
- The criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property.
- What letters can be added to ARSON?
- ARSON takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ARSON:
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