REJON is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. REJON is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept REJON?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REJON is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REJON
No single letter turns REJON into another word.
How REJON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in REJON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does REJON mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A light lance used by a mounted performer to fight a bull from horseback.
A rejon is the weapon carried in rejoneo, the form of bullfighting fought on horseback rather than on foot. The rider uses the rejon to place controlled strikes while guiding the horse through close passes around the bull, a skill that depends as much on horsemanship as on the lance itself.
How REJON is used
A specialist term from Spanish and Portuguese bullfighting traditions.
- The mounted fighter raised the rejon as the horse turned tightly.
- Handling a rejon well takes years of training with the horse.
- The museum displayed an old rejon beside other bullfighting gear.
- He explained how the length of the rejon affects the reach of each pass.
- A broken rejon ended the performance early that afternoon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REJON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REJON
7 longer words begin with REJON.
Words with REJON inside
2 words contain REJON in the middle. Words that start with REJON are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in REJON
Common questions about REJON
- Is REJON valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and REJON is not in it.
- How many points is REJON worth?
- REJON is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REJON mean?
- A light lance used by a mounted performer to fight a bull from horseback.
- What letters can be added to REJON?
- No single letter can be added to REJON to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of REJON:
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