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Is scion a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word scion is a Scrabble US word. The word scion is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is scion a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word scion is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

S1C3I1O1N1

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Yes. The word scion is a Words With Friends word. The word scion is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (5 found)

CIONS,COINS,ICONS,SCION,SONIC,

4-letter words (6 found)

CION,COIN,CONI,CONS,ICON,IONS,

3-letter words (15 found)

CIS,CON,COS,INS,ION,IOS,ISO,NIS,NOS,OIS,ONS,SIC,SIN,SOC,SON,

2-letter words (9 found)

IN,IO,IS,NO,OI,ON,OS,SI,SO,

You can make 35 words from scion according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of scion

scion csion sicon iscon cison icson scoin csoin socin oscin cosin ocsin siocn isocn soicn osicn ioscn oiscn ciosn icosn coisn ocisn iocsn oicsn scino csino sicno iscno cisno icsno scnio csnio sncio nscio cnsio ncsio sinco isnco snico nsico insco nisco cinso icnso cniso nciso incso nicso sconi csoni socni oscni cosni ocsni scnoi csnoi sncoi nscoi cnsoi ncsoi sonci osnci snoci nsoci onsci nosci consi ocnsi cnosi ncosi oncsi nocsi sionc isonc soinc osinc iosnc oisnc sinoc isnoc snioc nsioc insoc nisoc sonic osnic snoic nsoic onsic nosic ionsc oinsc inosc niosc onisc noisc cions icons coins ocins iocns oicns cinos icnos cnios ncios incos nicos conis ocnis cnois ncois oncis nocis ioncs oincs inocs niocs onics noics

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Definitions and meaning of scion

scion

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English sion, sioun, syon, scion, cion, from Old French cion, ciun, cyon, sion, from Frankish *kīþō, *kīþ, from Proto-Germanic *kīþô, *kīþą, *kīþaz (“sprout”), from Proto-Indo-European *geye- (“to split open, sprout”), same source as Old English ċīþ (“a young shoot; sprout; germ; sprig”), Old Saxon kīth (“sprout; germ”), Old High German kīdi (“offshoot; sprout; germ”). See also French scion and Picard chion. Doublet of chit.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪ.ən/, /ˈsaɪ.ɑn/
  • Rhymes: -aɪən

Noun

scion (plural scions)

  1. A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.
  2. The heir to a throne.
  3. A guardian.
  4. (botany) A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting; a shoot or twig in a general sense.

Translations

Trivia

One of three common words ending in -cion, the other two being coercion and suspicion.

References

Further reading

  • “scion”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

  • Coins, ICONs, Nicos, cions, coins, icons, sonic

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French cion, ciun, from Frankish *kiþō, from Proto-Germanic *kīþô, *kīþą, from Proto-Indo-European *geye- (“to split open, to sprout”). Spelling influenced by scie (“saw”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sjɔ̃/

Noun

scion m (plural scions)

  1. scion (detached twig)
    Synonym: greffon
  2. tip of a fishing rod

See also

  • (tip of fishing rod): canne

Further reading

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

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ʃcɨ̞nˠ/, /ʃcɨ̞n̪ˠ/

Noun

scion f (genitive singular scine, nominative plural sceana)

  1. Ulster form of scian (“knife”)

Declension

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Source: wiktionary.org