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Is cron a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cron is a Scrabble US word. The word cron is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

C3R1O1N1

Is cron a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cron is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

C3R1O1N1

Is cron a Words With Friends word?

The word cron is NOT a Words With Friends word.

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4-letter words (2 found)

CORN,CRON,

3-letter words (5 found)

CON,COR,NOR,ORC,ROC,

2-letter words (3 found)

NO,ON,OR,

You can make 10 words from cron according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of cron

cron rcon corn ocrn rocn orcn crno rcno cnro ncro rnco nrco conr ocnr cnor ncor oncr nocr ronc ornc rnoc nroc onrc norc

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word cron. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in cron.

Definitions and meaning of cron

cron

Etymology

From chrono-, from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”). Originating as the name of a specific program, but since generalized to analogous ones.

Noun

cron (uncountable)

  1. (computing) A scheduler or timer that automatically starts a job, program, task.

Derived terms

Irish

Etymology

Middle Irish cron (“crime, blame, fault”).

Noun

cron m (genitive singular croin)

  1. fault, defect, blemish
  2. Reproving look, notice.

Declension

Derived terms

  • cronaigh (“to miss”)

Mutation

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cron”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Middle Irish cron (“crime, blame, fault”).

Noun

cron m (genitive singular croin, plural croin)

  1. harm, injury, defect
  2. delinquency, blame, fault

Derived terms

  • cronachadh m (“criticism, denunciation, reproach, reproof”)
  • cronaich (“rebuke, chide, scold”, verb)

Source: wiktionary.org