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Is lorgnon a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lorgnon is a Scrabble US word. The word lorgnon is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is lorgnon a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lorgnon is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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7-letter words (1 found)

LORGNON,

6-letter words (1 found)

ROGNON,

5-letter words (2 found)

LOGON,ORLON,

4-letter words (13 found)

GOOL,GOON,GOOR,LOGO,LONG,LOON,LOOR,LORN,NOLO,NONG,NOON,RONG,ROON,

3-letter words (15 found)

GON,GOO,GOR,LOG,LOO,LOR,NOG,NON,NOO,NOR,ONO,OON,OOR,ORG,ROO,

2-letter words (6 found)

GO,LO,NO,ON,OO,OR,

You can make 38 words from lorgnon according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of lorgnon

lorgnon

Etymology

Borrowed from French lorgnon.

Noun

lorgnon (plural lorgnons)

  1. (archaic) lorgnette, opera glass

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French lorgnon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɔrˈnjɔn/
  • Hyphenation: lorg‧non
  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

lorgnon m (plural lorgnons)

  1. (historical) monocle
    • 1860, Mark Prager Lindo (as "de oude heer Smits"), "Uittreksels uit het dagboek van wijlen Janus Snor", in De Nederlandsche Spectator, 286.

Synonyms

  • oogglas
  • lorgnet (uncommon)
  • monocle

French

Etymology

From lorgner +‎ -on.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɔʁ.ɲɔ̃/

Noun

lorgnon m (plural lorgnons)

  1. (obsolete) monocle
  2. lorgnette; pince-nez

Descendants

  • → Dutch: lorgnon
  • → English: lorgnon
  • → Portuguese: lornhão

Further reading

  • “lorgnon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Polish

Alternative forms

  • lornion

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French lorgnon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɔrˈɲjɔw̃/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrɲjɔw̃
  • Syllabification: lor‧gnon

Noun

lorgnon m inan (indeclinable)

  1. lorgnette (opera glass with a handle)

Further reading

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

Source: wiktionary.org