THORON is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. THORON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THORON?
| 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 THORON is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THORON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thoronsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THORON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in THORON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,549.
What does THORON mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrytechnical
A radioactive gas, an isotope of radon, given off as thorium breaks down.
Thoron is the name given to radon-220, one of the natural radioactive gases that seep out of rocks and soils rich in thorium. It decays within about a minute, so it rarely travels far from where it forms, unlike the longer-lived radon-222. The older name survives in geology and radiation measurement, where the two gases must be told apart.
How THORON is used
A technical term of nuclear chemistry and radiation physics.
- The instrument measured thoron near the thorium ore.
- Because thoron decays so fast, it seldom reaches the house.
- Geologists track thoron to learn how gases move through soil.
- The sample released thoron into the sealed container.
- Thoron is a short-lived relative of radon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THORON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THORON
1 longer words begin with THORON.
Shorter words from the letters in THORON
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Common questions about THORON
- Is THORON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THORON, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THORON worth?
- THORON is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THORON mean?
- A radioactive gas, an isotope of radon, given off as thorium breaks down.
- What letters can be added to THORON?
- THORON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of THORON:
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