TIGNON is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TIGNON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TIGNON?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TIGNON is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TIGNON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tignonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TIGNON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TIGNON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,320.
What stands out about TIGNON
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 TIGNON mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalregional
A cloth headwrap traditionally worn by Creole women of colour in colonial Louisiana.
The tignon became common after a 1786 Louisiana law tried to mark free women of colour as inferior by forcing them to cover their hair in public, rather than wear it styled and jewelled as fashion of the day allowed. The women responded by turning the required cloth into an elegant, brightly coloured statement, tying the tignon in elaborate knots and folds that became a mark of pride rather than shame. The word and the style survive today mainly in the history and culture of Louisiana Creole communities.
How TIGNON is used
A historical and regional term, met mainly in discussions of Louisiana Creole history and dress.
- She wound a bright tignon high above her forehead.
- Historians study the tignon as a symbol of quiet resistance.
- The museum displayed a hand-dyed tignon from the 1800s.
- Her grandmother taught her the traditional way to tie a tignon.
- Artists of the period often painted women wearing a tignon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TIGNON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TIGNON
The 6 tiles of TIGNON in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TIGNON
1 longer words begin with TIGNON.
Shorter words from the letters in TIGNON
Common questions about TIGNON
- Is TIGNON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TIGNON, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TIGNON worth?
- TIGNON is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TIGNON mean?
- A cloth headwrap traditionally worn by Creole women of colour in colonial Louisiana.
- What letters can be added to TIGNON?
- TIGNON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TIGNON:
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