ION is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. ION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ION?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ION is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ION
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ION scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 374.
What does ION mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An atom that has gained or lost an electron.
Ion was coined by Faraday in 1834 from the Greek for going, because the particles travel towards an electrode. He coined anode, cathode and electrode in the same year, on advice from a classicist he wrote to.
How ION is used
Countable: an ion, two ions.
- An ion carries a charge and an atom does not.
- The word ion was coined by Faraday in 1834.
- Two ions of opposite charge form a salt.
- Ions move towards an electrode, which is what the name means.
- Anode and ion were coined in the same year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ION and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ION
Showing 24 of 52 words that begin with ION.
Words ending in ION
Showing 24 of 4448 words that end in ION. Useful as a back hook: play ION onto a word already on the board.
Words with ION inside
Showing 24 of 6727 words that contain ION somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ION are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ION
Common questions about ION
- Is ION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ION, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ION worth?
- ION is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ION mean?
- An atom that has gained or lost an electron.
- What letters can be added to ION?
- ION takes 4 hooks: 3 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ION:
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