SOLON is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. SOLON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOLON?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOLON is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOLON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
solonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOLON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SOLON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,009.
What stands out about SOLON
- 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 SOLON mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth Americanhumorous
A wise and skilful lawgiver, or more loosely, a member of a legislative body such as a senator or assemblyman.
Solon began as a general word for a wise lawmaker, taken from the name of a famous ancient Athenian statesman who reformed the laws of his city. American newspapers later adopted solon informally, often with a touch of irony, as a breezy way to refer to any senator, congressman or state legislator without repeating the same title. Used this way it appears mostly in headlines and news writing rather than in careful legal or formal prose.
How SOLON is used
Chiefly journalistic American English, used informally and sometimes humorously for a legislator rather than in formal or legal writing.
- The newspaper headline joked about a local solon missing the vote.
- Several solons debated the bill late into the night.
- A veteran solon proposed cutting the tax by half.
- Reporters gathered outside as the solons left the chamber.
- The cartoon mocked the solon for changing his position twice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOLON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SOLON
The 5 tiles of SOLON in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SOLON
12 longer words begin with SOLON.
Words with SOLON inside
2 words contain SOLON in the middle. Words that start with SOLON are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SOLON
Common questions about SOLON
- Is SOLON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOLON, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOLON worth?
- SOLON is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOLON mean?
- A wise and skilful lawgiver, or more loosely, a member of a legislative body such as a senator or assemblyman.
- What letters can be added to SOLON?
- SOLON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SOLON:
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