RADON is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. RADON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RADON?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RADON is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RADON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
radonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RADON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RADON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What stands out about RADON
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 RADON mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A colourless, radioactive noble gas, chemical symbol Rn, that forms naturally from the decay of radium and uranium in rock and soil.
Because radon gas has no colour or smell, the only way to know it is present is to test for it, and specialists recommend checking basements and ground floors where it can seep up from bedrock and collect in still air. Friedrich Dorn identified the element in 1900 while studying the decay chain of radium, and it now carries the heaviest atomic weight of any of the noble gases. Long-term exposure raises the risk of lung disease, which is why building codes in many regions require homes to be tested and, if needed, ventilated.
How RADON is used
A concern mainly in home safety and geology, where testing kits measure radon levels indoors.
- High radon levels can build up in poorly ventilated basements.
- The lab measured radon emitted from the rock samples.
- Homeowners can buy a kit to test for radon.
- Radon is heavier than air and tends to sink.
- Long exposure to radon gas is linked to lung disease.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RADON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RADON
The 5 tiles of RADON in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RADON
1 longer words begin with RADON.
Shorter words from the letters in RADON
Common questions about RADON
- Is RADON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RADON, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RADON worth?
- RADON is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RADON mean?
- A colourless, radioactive noble gas, chemical symbol Rn, that forms naturally from the decay of radium and uranium in rock and soil.
- What letters can be added to RADON?
- RADON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RADON:
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