CLAXON is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CLAXON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLAXON?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLAXON is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLAXON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
claxonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLAXON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CLAXON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does CLAXON mean in Scrabble?
noun
A loud electric horn used as a warning signal, especially on old cars and ships.
The claxon was once a brand name that came to mean any harsh, blaring horn. It is heard in alarm systems more often than in everyday traffic nowadays.
How CLAXON is used
Claxon is a variant spelling of klaxon, and it is also used as a verb for sounding such a horn.
- The claxon sounded and the crew ran to their stations.
- An ancient claxon was fixed beside the steering wheel.
- We jumped when the factory claxon announced the end of the shift.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLAXON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLAXON
1 longer words begin with CLAXON.
Shorter words from the letters in CLAXON
Common questions about CLAXON
- Is CLAXON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLAXON, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLAXON worth?
- CLAXON is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLAXON mean?
- A loud electric horn used as a warning signal, especially on old cars and ships.
- What letters can be added to CLAXON?
- CLAXON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CLAXON:
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