SCONE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SCONE 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 SCONE?
| 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 SCONE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sconesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCONE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SCONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,338.
What stands out about SCONE
- 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 SCONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small, light baked cake, usually round, often served split open with butter, jam or cream.
A scone rises quickly in the oven with the help of baking powder rather than yeast, which is why it can be mixed and baked within the hour, unlike bread that needs time to prove. In Britain a scone is closely tied to afternoon tea, traditionally split and spread with jam and clotted cream, and the order in which the two go on, jam first or cream first, is still debated between different English counties. The word probably comes from the Dutch or Scots for fine white bread, and Scotland has long claimed a strong tradition of scone baking, particularly the plain girdle scone cooked on a griddle rather than in an oven. American English sometimes uses scone for a sweeter, richer pastry closer to a British teacake, so recipes can differ noticeably depending on where they come from.
How SCONE is used
Standard in British English for a plain teatime baked good; American usage sometimes extends it to sweeter, richer pastries.
- She served warm scones with strawberry jam and clotted cream.
- The bakery sold out of fruit scones by mid-morning.
- He split the scone in half before spreading it with butter.
- Traditional Scottish scones were cooked on a griddle rather than baked.
- They argued cheerfully over whether jam or cream belongs on a scone first.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCONE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCONE
The 5 tiles of SCONE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SCONE
1 longer words begin with SCONE.
Words ending in SCONE
2 words end in SCONE. Useful as a back hook: play SCONE onto a word already on the board.
Words with SCONE inside
2 words contain SCONE in the middle. Words that start with SCONE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SCONE
Common questions about SCONE
- Is SCONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCONE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCONE worth?
- SCONE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCONE mean?
- A small, light baked cake, usually round, often served split open with butter, jam or cream.
- What letters can be added to SCONE?
- SCONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SCONE:
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