VON is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. VON is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 8 points there.
Which word lists accept VON?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VON is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VON
No single letter turns VON into another word.
How VON scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in VON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.
What does VON mean in Scrabble?
preposition
Of, in German and Austrian surnames, once marking noble descent.
Von sat between a name and a place and meant precisely that, but the link to rank was cut in Austria in 1919 and weakened in Germany, where the particle simply became part of the name. The practical problem it leaves behind is alphabetical order: some countries file under von and others ignore it completely.
How VON is used
Written with a small letter inside a name and a capital only at the start of a sentence.
- The list files him under the name, not under von.
- Von in a surname once said where a family came from.
- She dropped the von when she moved abroad.
- Two of the three signatures carry a von.
- Austria abolished the right to use von in 1919.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VON
1 longer words begin with VON.
Words ending in VON
2 words end in VON. Useful as a back hook: play VON onto a word already on the board.
Words with VON inside
Showing 24 of 31 words that contain VON somewhere in the middle. Words that start with VON are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VON
Common questions about VON
- Is VON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VON, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VON worth?
- VON is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VON mean?
- Of, in German and Austrian surnames, once marking noble descent.
- What letters can be added to VON?
- No single letter can be added to VON to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of VON:
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