BEACON is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BEACON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEACON?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEACON is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEACON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
beaconsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEACON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BEACON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does BEACON mean in Scrabble?
noun
A fire, light or signal placed in a prominent spot to warn, guide or mark a position.
Hilltop beacons once passed warnings of invasion from one ridge to the next, and lighthouses are beacons for ships at night. Today the word also covers radio transmitters that help aircraft find their way. Figuratively, a beacon is a person or place that gives guidance or hope to others.
How BEACON is used
Used literally for signal lights and transmitters, and figuratively for a guiding example.
- The beacon on the headland warned ships away from the rocks.
- A radio beacon guided the pilot through the cloud.
- Lighting the beacon was the signal for the whole valley to gather.
- The small library became a beacon for the neighbourhood.
- They climbed to the old beacon to watch the sunset.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEACON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEACON
3 longer words begin with BEACON.
Shorter words from the letters in BEACON
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Common questions about BEACON
- Is BEACON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEACON, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEACON worth?
- BEACON is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEACON mean?
- A fire, light or signal placed in a prominent spot to warn, guide or mark a position.
- What letters can be added to BEACON?
- BEACON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BEACON:
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