KAON is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. KAON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KAON?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KAON is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KAON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kaonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KAON scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KAON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does KAON mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A subatomic particle of the meson family.
Kaon is named from the letter K used to label it, with an ending borrowed from other particle names. Its behaviour showed physicists that a symmetry they had assumed does not hold.
How KAON is used
Countable: a kaon, two kaons.
- A kaon decays in a fraction of a nanosecond.
- The word kaon is built from a letter and an ending.
- Two kaons of opposite charge behave slightly differently.
- The kaon overturned an assumed symmetry.
- A kaon belongs to the meson family.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KAON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KAON
The 4 tiles of KAON in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KAON
2 longer words begin with KAON.
Shorter words from the letters in KAON
Common questions about KAON
- Is KAON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KAON, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KAON worth?
- KAON is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KAON mean?
- A subatomic particle of the meson family.
- What letters can be added to KAON?
- KAON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KAON:
Open KAON in the Word Finder