CHOON is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHOON is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept CHOON?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHOON is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHOON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
choonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHOON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHOON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 112,035.
What does CHOON mean in Scrabble?
noun
slangBritish
A song or piece of music, especially a popular one that the speaker particularly likes.
Choon is an informal respelling of tune, used mostly in British club, garage and grime culture to praise a track rather than simply name it. Calling something a choon carries approval, the way calling it a banger does, and the spelling itself signals that the word is being used playfully rather than formally.
How CHOON is used
Informal British slang, common in music and club culture and in casual speech about songs.
- The DJ dropped a massive choon halfway through the set.
- Everyone at the party agreed it was a proper choon.
- He keeps a playlist of his favourite choons from the nineties.
- That new single is already being called a summer choon.
- Fans shouted for one more choon before the lights came up.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHOON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHOON
1 longer words begin with CHOON.
Words with CHOON inside
2 words contain CHOON in the middle. Words that start with CHOON are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CHOON
Common questions about CHOON
- Is CHOON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHOON, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHOON worth?
- CHOON is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHOON mean?
- A song or piece of music, especially a popular one that the speaker particularly likes.
- What letters can be added to CHOON?
- CHOON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHOON:
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