XENON is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. XENON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept XENON?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful XENON is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for XENON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
xenonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How XENON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in XENON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| x | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 52,283.
What does XENON mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A colorless, odorless, chemically unreactive noble gas present in tiny amounts in the air, used in some kinds of lighting and lasers.
Xenon, symbol Xe and atomic number 54, belongs to the family of noble gases that rarely form compounds with other elements. It was isolated at the end of the nineteenth century from the residue left after removing the more common gases from liquid air, and its name comes from a Greek word meaning stranger, reflecting how rare it is. Because xenon produces a bright, white light when electrified, it is used in high-intensity headlamps, camera flash tubes and certain lasers. Its rarity and cost keep it out of everyday lighting despite its useful brightness.
How XENON is used
A technical term from chemistry and physics, met mainly in writing about lighting, lasers and rare gases.
- The car's headlights used xenon bulbs for a brighter beam.
- Xenon makes up only a trace fraction of the atmosphere.
- Engineers chose xenon for the flash lamp because of its intense light.
- The laboratory kept a small cylinder of xenon for the experiment.
- Some lasers rely on xenon to produce their bright pulses of light.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of XENON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with XENON
1 longer words begin with XENON.
Shorter words from the letters in XENON
Common questions about XENON
- Is XENON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts XENON, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is XENON worth?
- XENON is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does XENON mean?
- A colorless, odorless, chemically unreactive noble gas present in tiny amounts in the air, used in some kinds of lighting and lasers.
- What letters can be added to XENON?
- XENON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of XENON:
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