RACOON is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RACOON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RACOON?
| 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 RACOON is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RACOON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
racoonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RACOON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RACOON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,700.
What does RACOON mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A British spelling of raccoon, a grey-furred North American mammal with a black facial mask and a ringed tail, known for washing its food and raiding rubbish bins.
Racoon is one of several older or regional spellings of raccoon that still appears in British and Commonwealth writing, especially in older texts. Modern dictionaries treat racoon and raccoon as naming the same animal, with raccoon now the dominant spelling worldwide. The animal itself ranges across most of North America and has been introduced elsewhere, thriving near towns because it eats almost anything it can find. Field guides and nature writers sometimes keep the shorter spelling out of habit or house style.
How RACOON is used
A variant British spelling of raccoon; the two forms name the same animal and are used interchangeably in older or British texts.
- The old field guide spelled the animal racoon throughout its pages.
- A racoon overturned the bin and scattered rubbish across the yard.
- British writers once preferred racoon over the American raccoon.
- The zookeeper explained that racoon and raccoon name the same species.
- A young racoon peered out from the hollow tree at dusk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RACOON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RACOON
The 6 tiles of RACOON in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RACOON
1 longer words begin with RACOON.
Shorter words from the letters in RACOON
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Common questions about RACOON
- Is RACOON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RACOON, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RACOON worth?
- RACOON is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RACOON mean?
- A British spelling of raccoon, a grey-furred North American mammal with a black facial mask and a ringed tail, known for washing its food and raiding rubbish bins.
- What letters can be added to RACOON?
- RACOON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RACOON:
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