CLARION is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CLARION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLARION?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLARION is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLARION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
clarionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLARION scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CLARION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does CLARION mean in Scrabble?
noun
A medieval trumpet with a clear, shrill sound.
The clarion once sounded signals in war and ceremony. Today clarion is often an adjective in phrases such as a clarion call, meaning a loud and unmistakable summons.
How CLARION is used
The word clarion appears in historical writing and in figurative speech about rousing calls.
- A clarion rang out across the field before the battle.
- The speech was a clarion for reform.
- Knights rode out at the sound of the clarion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLARION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CLARION
The 7 tiles of CLARION in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CLARION
5 longer words begin with CLARION.
Shorter words from the letters in CLARION
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Common questions about CLARION
- Is CLARION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLARION, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLARION worth?
- CLARION is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLARION mean?
- A medieval trumpet with a clear, shrill sound.
- What letters can be added to CLARION?
- CLARION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CLARION:
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