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What does beckon mean? Is beckon a Scrabble word?

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Is beckon a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word beckon is a Scrabble US word. The word beckon is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

B3E1C3K5O1N1

Is beckon a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word beckon is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

B3E1C3K5O1N1

Is beckon a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word beckon is a Words With Friends word. The word beckon is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4E1C4K5O1N2

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6-letter words (1 found)

BECKON,

5-letter words (1 found)

BONCE,

4-letter words (14 found)

BECK,BOCK,BOKE,BONE,BONK,COKE,CONE,CONK,EBON,KENO,KNOB,NECK,NOCK,ONCE,

3-letter words (17 found)

BEN,BOK,BON,COB,CON,ECO,EON,KEB,KEN,KOB,KON,NEB,NEK,NOB,OBE,OKE,ONE,

2-letter words (10 found)

BE,BO,EN,KO,NE,NO,OB,OE,OK,ON,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 44 words from beckon according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of beckon

beckon

Etymology

From Middle English bekenen, beknen, becnen, beknien, from Old English bēacnian, bēcnian, bīecnan (“to signal; beckon”), from Proto-West Germanic *bauknōn, *bauknijan (“to signal”), from *baukn (“signal; beacon”). Cognate with Old Saxon bōknian, Old High German bouhnen, Old Norse bákna. More at beacon.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɛkən/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkən

Verb

beckon (third-person singular simple present beckons, present participle beckoning, simple past and past participle beckoned)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To seem attractive and inviting

Translations

Noun

beckon (plural beckons)

  1. A sign made without words; a beck.
  2. A children's game similar to hide and seek in which children who have been "caught" may escape if they see another hider beckon to them.

Source: wiktionary.org