WONT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. WONT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WONT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WONT is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WONT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wontsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WONT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WONT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What stands out about WONT
- The same 4 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 WONT mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A person's customary practice, habit, or usual way of doing something.
Wont is an old-fashioned noun for a habit or custom, most often met in the phrase as is his wont or as was her wont, describing what someone regularly does. It also survives as an adjective meaning accustomed, as in wont to complain, though the noun use is the more common surviving form today.
How WONT is used
Formal or literary; used mainly in the fixed phrase as is ... wont rather than in everyday speech.
- As was his wont, he arrived exactly ten minutes early.
- She spent the evening reading, as was her wont.
- It is not my wont to complain about small things.
- The old man kept to his wont of walking before breakfast.
- Visiting the library every Sunday was simply his wont.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WONT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WONT
The 4 tiles of WONT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with WONT
9 longer words begin with WONT.
Words ending in WONT
1 words end in WONT. Useful as a back hook: play WONT onto a word already on the board.
Words with WONT inside
4 words contain WONT in the middle. Words that start with WONT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WONT
Common questions about WONT
- Is WONT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WONT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WONT worth?
- WONT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WONT mean?
- A person's customary practice, habit, or usual way of doing something.
- What letters can be added to WONT?
- WONT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WONT:
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