KOAN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. KOAN 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 KOAN?
| 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 KOAN 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 KOAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
koansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KOAN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KOAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does KOAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A paradoxical question used in Zen practice.
A koan has no answer that reasoning can reach, which is the point of it rather than a defect. English uses the word loosely for any unanswerable puzzle.
How KOAN is used
Countable: a koan, two koans.
- A koan is not solved so much as abandoned.
- The word koan is Japanese.
- Two koans given to the same student in sequence.
- Reasoning cannot reach the end of a koan.
- English uses koan loosely for any hard puzzle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KOAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KOAN
The 4 tiles of KOAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KOAN
1 longer words begin with KOAN.
Shorter words from the letters in KOAN
Common questions about KOAN
- Is KOAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KOAN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KOAN worth?
- KOAN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KOAN mean?
- A paradoxical question used in Zen practice.
- What letters can be added to KOAN?
- KOAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KOAN:
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