DONJON is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DONJON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DONJON?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DONJON is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DONJON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
donjonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DONJON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DONJON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 709,555.
What does DONJON mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The great central tower of a medieval castle, built as its strongest point of defence.
In a medieval castle the donjon stood inside the outer walls as the last place of refuge, and it often held the lord's own rooms as well. English also calls it the keep. The word came from French and is the same old word that gave English dungeon, although a donjon was a fortress tower above ground rather than a prison cell below it.
How DONJON is used
A term of castle history and architecture; in everyday English the word keep is more common.
- The defenders withdrew into the donjon when the outer wall fell.
- From the top of the donjon the whole valley lay in view.
- Only the square donjon of the castle still stands today.
- The lord's hall occupied the upper floor of the donjon.
- Its walls were thickest at the base of the donjon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DONJON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DONJON
1 longer words begin with DONJON.
Shorter words from the letters in DONJON
Common questions about DONJON
- Is DONJON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DONJON, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DONJON worth?
- DONJON is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DONJON mean?
- The great central tower of a medieval castle, built as its strongest point of defence.
- What letters can be added to DONJON?
- DONJON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DONJON:
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