BECKON is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BECKON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BECKON?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BECKON is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BECKON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
beckonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BECKON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BECKON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does BECKON mean in Scrabble?
verb
To call someone over with a gesture of the hand, head or arm.
To beckon is to signal silently that someone should come nearer or follow. The gesture may be a crooked finger, a wave or a nod, and no words are needed. The verb also stretches to things that seem to invite you, so a warm light in a window can beckon a tired traveller.
How BECKON is used
Common in everyday and literary English, both literally and figuratively.
- She raised a hand to beckon the waiter.
- The open road seemed to beckon him onward.
- He would beckon the children into the kitchen with a smile.
- A lamp in the window can beckon a stranger out of the rain.
- Do not beckon from across the room if a quiet word will do.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BECKON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BECKON
7 longer words begin with BECKON.
Shorter words from the letters in BECKON
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Common questions about BECKON
- Is BECKON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BECKON, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BECKON worth?
- BECKON is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BECKON mean?
- To call someone over with a gesture of the hand, head or arm.
- What letters can be added to BECKON?
- BECKON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BECKON:
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