DYKON is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. DYKON 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DYKON?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DYKON is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DYKON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dykonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DYKON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DYKON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What does DYKON mean in Scrabble?
noun
slanginformal
A celebrity or public figure, often a woman, who is widely admired within lesbian culture.
Dykon blends dyke and icon, and it names someone who has become a point of pride, style or attraction for lesbians specifically, rather than simply a popular celebrity in general. Singers, actors and other public figures have been called a dykon when their image, work or persona resonates strongly with lesbian audiences and communities. The word is recent slang that grew out of LGBT culture and appears mainly in informal and community writing.
How DYKON is used
Informal slang from LGBT and lesbian community usage; found in cultural writing rather than formal contexts.
- The singer became a dykon after her first album.
- Magazines ran lists of the decade's biggest dykons.
- Being called a dykon surprised the actor, who had not expected it.
- Fans debated who deserved the title of dykon that year.
- The documentary looked at how a dykon is made and unmade by its audience.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DYKON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DYKON
1 longer words begin with DYKON.
Shorter words from the letters in DYKON
Common questions about DYKON
- Is DYKON valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DYKON is not in it.
- How many points is DYKON worth?
- DYKON is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DYKON mean?
- A celebrity or public figure, often a woman, who is widely admired within lesbian culture.
- What letters can be added to DYKON?
- DYKON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DYKON:
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