KROON is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. KROON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KROON?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KROON is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KROON
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KROON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KROON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 74,690.
What does KROON mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The former monetary unit of Estonia, replaced by the euro in 2011.
The kroon served as independent Estonia's currency from the early 1990s until the country adopted the euro. It replaced the Soviet rouble after Estonia regained independence, and its introduction was treated as a symbol of that independence. Older price tags and coin collections in Estonia still carry the kroon's name and images.
How KROON is used
Kroon shows up mainly in historical and numismatic contexts, since the currency itself is no longer in circulation.
- Before 2011, shoppers in Tallinn paid for groceries in kroon rather than in euros.
- He kept an old ten kroon note as a souvenir from his grandfather.
- Collectors still trade coins marked in kroon from the years before the euro changeover.
- The museum display explains how the kroon replaced the Soviet rouble in 1992.
- Bank exchange rates once listed the kroon alongside other Baltic currencies.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KROON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KROON
2 longer words begin with KROON.
Shorter words from the letters in KROON
Common questions about KROON
- Is KROON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KROON, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KROON worth?
- KROON is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KROON mean?
- The former monetary unit of Estonia, replaced by the euro in 2011.
- What letters can be added to KROON?
- KROON takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KROON:
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