BARYON is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BARYON 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 BARYON?
| 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 BARYON 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 BARYON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
baryonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARYON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BARYON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does BARYON mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A heavy subatomic particle made of three quarks, such as a proton or a neutron.
Baryons are the particles that make up most of the visible matter in the universe, since every atomic nucleus is built from protons and neutrons, which are both baryons. They belong to the larger family of hadrons and take part in the strong nuclear force. The name comes from a Greek word for heavy, chosen when these particles were the heaviest ones then known.
How BARYON is used
Technical term from particle physics and cosmology.
- A proton is the lightest stable baryon.
- Physicists count each baryon as carrying one unit of baryon number.
- The collider produced a short-lived baryon that decayed within an instant.
- Every baryon contains three quarks bound together.
- Cosmologists estimate how much baryon matter the universe holds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARYON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BARYON
The 6 tiles of BARYON in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BARYON
2 longer words begin with BARYON.
Shorter words from the letters in BARYON
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Common questions about BARYON
- Is BARYON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARYON, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARYON worth?
- BARYON is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARYON mean?
- A heavy subatomic particle made of three quarks, such as a proton or a neutron.
- What letters can be added to BARYON?
- BARYON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BARYON:
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