EMOTICON is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. EMOTICON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMOTICON?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMOTICON is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMOTICON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
emoticonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMOTICON scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EMOTICON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMOTICON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EMOTICON mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A symbol made from keyboard characters to show a facial expression or mood in a message.
An emoticon such as a colon and bracket gives written text a tone that the voice would otherwise carry. Most phones now replace such strings with small pictures called emoji.
How EMOTICON is used
Used in discussing email, texting and online chat.
- He ended the message with a smiling emoticon.
- An emoticon can soften a blunt remark.
- Older forums converted each emoticon into a tiny picture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMOTICON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMOTICON
1 longer words begin with EMOTICON.
Shorter words from the letters in EMOTICON
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Common questions about EMOTICON
- Is EMOTICON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMOTICON, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMOTICON worth?
- EMOTICON is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMOTICON mean?
- A symbol made from keyboard characters to show a facial expression or mood in a message.
- What letters can be added to EMOTICON?
- EMOTICON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EMOTICON:
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