HALCYON is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HALCYON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HALCYON?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HALCYON is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HALCYON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
halcyonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HALCYON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HALCYON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does HALCYON mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Calm, peaceful and happy, often with a sense of looking back on a golden time.
Halcyon comes from a bird of Greek myth, the kingfisher said to calm the winter sea while it nested. The phrase halcyon days now recalls a carefree stretch of life, such as a childhood summer. Writers use it with a hint of nostalgia.
How HALCYON is used
Halcyon is usually found in the phrase halcyon days, in literary or nostalgic writing.
- They remembered the halcyon days of their youth.
- It was a halcyon summer by the lake.
- The halcyon years before the war seemed far away.
- A halcyon calm settled over the harbour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HALCYON and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HALCYON
3 longer words begin with HALCYON.
Shorter words from the letters in HALCYON
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Common questions about HALCYON
- Is HALCYON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HALCYON, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HALCYON worth?
- HALCYON is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HALCYON mean?
- Calm, peaceful and happy, often with a sense of looking back on a golden time.
- What letters can be added to HALCYON?
- HALCYON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HALCYON:
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