PELON is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PELON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PELON?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PELON is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PELON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pelonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PELON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PELON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,338.
What does PELON mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A hairless or nearly hairless person or animal, a term used especially in Latin American Spanish and borrowed into English.
Pelon comes from the Spanish word for bald or hairless and is applied both to people with little or no hair and to hairless breeds of dog, sometimes called pelones in Spanish-speaking regions. In English, pelon appears mainly in writing that draws on Spanish or Latin American vocabulary, rather than in general everyday speech. The word can also function as an adjective describing something as hairless or closely shaved. The tone of pelon is informal and can be affectionate or teasing depending on context.
How PELON is used
Informal; borrowed from Spanish and used mainly in Latin American or Spanish-influenced English.
- The children teased their pelon uncle about his shiny head.
- The breeder specialized in the pelon, a hairless dog breed.
- He shaved his head and joked about being a pelon now.
- Neighbors called the bald little dog el pelon.
- She laughed and called her closely shaved cousin a pelon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PELON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PELON
The 5 tiles of PELON in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PELON
1 longer words begin with PELON.
Shorter words from the letters in PELON
Common questions about PELON
- Is PELON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PELON, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PELON worth?
- PELON is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PELON mean?
- A hairless or nearly hairless person or animal, a term used especially in Latin American Spanish and borrowed into English.
- What letters can be added to PELON?
- PELON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PELON:
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