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Yes. The word biathlon is a Scrabble US word. The word biathlon is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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8-letter words (1 found)

BIATHLON,

7-letter words (2 found)

BITONAL,HOBNAIL,

6-letter words (8 found)

ALBINO,BONITA,BOTHAN,LATINO,LIBANT,OBITAL,OBTAIN,TALION,

5-letter words (29 found)

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4-letter words (74 found)

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3-letter words (64 found)

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2-letter words (27 found)

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You can make 205 words from biathlon according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of biathlon

biathlon

Etymology

From bi- (prefix meaning ‘two; both’) +‎ -athlon (suffix meaning ‘contest’), modelled after pentathlon.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /baɪˈæθlən/, /-lɒn/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /baɪˈæθˌlɑn/
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ath‧lon

Noun

biathlon (countable and uncountable, plural biathlons)

  1. (winter sports, uncountable) Racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; (countable) a particular instance of such a race.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with biathle (“an athletic contest consisting of running and swimming”) or duathlon (“an athletic contest consisting of cycling and running”).

Hypernyms

  • Nordic skiing

Coordinate terms

  • duathlon · triathlon · quadrathlon · tetrathlon · pentathlon · hexathlon · heptathlon · octathlon · decathlon · pentadecathlon
  • aquathlon · skiathlon

Derived terms

  • biathlete
  • biathloner
  • para biathlon, para-biathlon

Translations

See also

  • cross training

References

Further reading

  • biathlon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

biathlon m (plural biathlons)

  1. Superseded spelling of biatlon.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bja.tlɔ̃/

Noun

biathlon m (uncountable)

  1. biathlon

Related terms

  • biathlète

Italian

Noun

biathlon m (invariable)

  1. biathlon

Polish

Alternative forms

  • biatlon

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English biathlon, French biathlon, or German Biathlon, ultimately from bi- +‎ Ancient Greek ἆθλον (âthlon). First attested in 1891, but in common usage only as of 1958.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biˈat.lɔn/
  • Rhymes: -atlɔn
  • Syllabification: bi‧ath‧lon

Noun

biathlon m inan

  1. biathlon
    Synonym: dwubój zimowy
    mistrzostwa w biathlonie ― biathlon championship
    uprawiać biathlon ― to do a biathlon

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

  • biathlon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • biathlon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • biatlon

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiːatlɔn/

Noun

biathlon c

  1. (winter sports) biathlon

Usage notes

  • For notes on the spelling, see -athlon.

Declension

Invariable besides the genitive form biathlons.


Source: wiktionary.org