SALMON is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SALMON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SALMON?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALMON is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALMON
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SALMON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SALMON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does SALMON mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large silvery fish of northern waters with pink flesh, which swims up rivers to spawn.
A salmon hatches in fresh water, travels to the sea to feed and grow, and then returns to the river of its birth to breed, leaping weirs and rapids on the way. This life cycle has made the fish a symbol of determination, and it is an important food and sport fish in the Atlantic and Pacific regions. The flesh, whether wild or farmed, is eaten fresh, smoked or canned. The word also names the pale orange-pink colour of that flesh, and the plural is usually the same as the singular.
How SALMON is used
Everyday word; as a colour term it is used for a pale pinkish orange.
- We watched a salmon leap the falls on its way upstream.
- He caught a large salmon on the second day of the trip.
- Smoked salmon was served on dark bread.
- The walls were painted a soft salmon pink.
- Each autumn the salmon return to the river to spawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SALMON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SALMON
The 6 tiles of SALMON in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SALMON
17 longer words begin with SALMON.
Shorter words from the letters in SALMON
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Common questions about SALMON
- Is SALMON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALMON, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALMON worth?
- SALMON is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SALMON mean?
- A large silvery fish of northern waters with pink flesh, which swims up rivers to spawn.
- What letters can be added to SALMON?
- SALMON takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SALMON:
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