RACON is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. RACON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RACON?
| 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 RACON is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RACON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
raconsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RACON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RACON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about RACON
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RACON mean in Scrabble?
noun
nauticaltechnical
A radar transponder beacon that receives a radar pulse and transmits back a coded signal, helping ships or aircraft fix their position.
A racon sits passively until a radar signal reaches it, and only then does it answer with its own coded reply, which shows up on the receiving radar screen as a distinctive flash or Morse-like mark next to the echo of the buoy or lighthouse carrying it. This active reply is what sets a racon apart from a plain radar reflector, which only bounces the original signal back unchanged. The name blends radar and beacon, and nautical charts mark a racon with its own symbol so navigators know exactly which mark is transmitting a coded identity rather than a simple echo.
How RACON is used
A specialist term from marine and aviation navigation, met on charts and in pilotage manuals rather than in everyday speech.
- The lighthouse carried a racon that flashed its own code on every passing ship's radar.
- Fog made the buoy hard to see, but its racon still showed clearly on screen.
- The chart marked the channel entrance with the small symbol used for a racon.
- Without a working racon, the sailors had to rely on dead reckoning alone.
- Engineers tested the racon to confirm it still answered incoming radar pulses correctly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RACON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RACON
The 5 tiles of RACON in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with RACON
7 longer words begin with RACON.
Words ending in RACON
1 words end in RACON. Useful as a back hook: play RACON onto a word already on the board.
Words with RACON inside
18 words contain RACON in the middle. Words that start with RACON are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RACON
Common questions about RACON
- Is RACON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RACON, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RACON worth?
- RACON is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RACON mean?
- A radar transponder beacon that receives a radar pulse and transmits back a coded signal, helping ships or aircraft fix their position.
- What letters can be added to RACON?
- RACON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RACON:
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