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s 1i 1l 1i 1c 3o 1n 1

About 3 syllables

noun · 7 letters · Very common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does silicon mean?

noun

  1. a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

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Is SILICON a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is SILICON worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
s 1i 1l 1i 1c 3o 1n 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
s 1i 1l 2i 1c 4o 1n 2

Wordfeud

10 pts
s 1i 1l 1i 1c 4o 1n 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
s 1i 1l 2i 1c 3o 1n 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in SILICON

Hooks for SILICON

Add one letter to the front or back of SILICON to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

siliconesilicons

Words that end like SILICON

Common words that share the ending -ICON, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -ICON

Silicon: quick answers

Is SILICON a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SILICON is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SILICON worth?
SILICON scores 9 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does silicon mean?
As a noun, silicon means “a tetravalent nonmetallic element”.
What words can you make with the letters in SILICON?
You can make 70 shorter words from SILICON, such as COLINS, IONICS, NICOLS, CIONS. See the full list.