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Is scorpion a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word scorpion is a Scrabble US word. The word scorpion is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is scorpion a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word scorpion is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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Yes. The word scorpion is a Words With Friends word. The word scorpion is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

SCORPION,

7-letter words (4 found)

CORONIS,OPSONIC,POCOSIN,PORCINO,

6-letter words (16 found)

COINOP,COOSIN,CROONS,ORCINS,ORISON,ORPINS,POISON,POORIS,PORINS,PORNOS,PRIONS,PRISON,PROINS,PSORIC,SCROOP,SPINOR,

5-letter words (52 found)

CIONS,COINS,COIRS,COONS,COOPS,CORNI,CORNO,CORNS,CORPS,CORSO,CRIOS,CRIPS,CRISP,CRONS,CROON,CROPS,ICONS,INSPO,IRONS,NOIRS,NOOPS,NORIS,OPSIN,ORCIN,ORNIS,ORPIN,PIONS,PIRNS,PISCO,POONS,POORI,PORIN,PORNO,PORNS,PRION,PROIN,PROSO,PSION,ROINS,ROONS,ROOPS,ROSIN,SCION,SCOOP,SCORN,SCRIP,SIROC,SNOOP,SONIC,SOPOR,SPOON,SPOOR,

4-letter words (58 found)

CION,COIN,COIR,CONI,CONS,COON,COOP,COOS,COPS,CORN,CORS,CRIP,CRIS,CRON,CROP,ICON,INRO,IONS,IRON,NIPS,NOIR,NOOP,NORI,ONOS,OONS,OOPS,ORCS,PICS,PINS,PION,PIRN,PIRS,PISO,POCO,POIS,PONS,POON,POOR,POOS,PORN,PROO,PROS,RINS,RIPS,RISP,ROCS,ROIN,ROON,ROOP,ROOS,SCOP,SNIP,SOON,SOOP,SORI,SORN,SPIC,SPIN,

3-letter words (46 found)

CIS,CON,COO,COP,COR,COS,INS,ION,IOS,ISO,NIP,NIS,NOO,NOR,NOS,OIS,ONO,ONS,OON,OOP,OOR,OOS,OPS,ORC,ORS,PIC,PIN,PIR,PIS,POI,POO,POS,PRO,PSI,RIN,RIP,ROC,ROO,SIC,SIN,SIP,SIR,SOC,SON,SOP,SRI,

2-letter words (14 found)

IN,IO,IS,NO,OI,ON,OO,OP,OR,OS,PI,PO,SI,SO,

You can make 191 words from scorpion according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of scorpion

scorpion

Alternative forms

  • skorpion (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English scorpioun, skorpioun, schorpion, schorpiun, partly from Old English sċorpio and partly from Anglo-Norman scorpïun, Old French scorpïon, escorpïon; all from Latin scorpiō, ultimately from Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos). The cheerleading move is so called because of the resemblance of the raised foot to a scorpion's stinger.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈskɔː.pi.ən/, /-pɪ.ən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈskɔɹ.pi.ən/, /'skwɚ-/

Noun

scorpion (plural scorpions)

  1. Any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones, related to the spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a venomous sting in the end.
  2. (historical) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and other missiles.
  3. (figurative) A very spiteful or vindictive person.
  4. A cheerleading move in which one foot is pulled back and held up with both hands while the performer stands on the other foot.
  5. (obsolete, biblical) A whip with points like a scorpion's tail.
    Coordinate term: scourge

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • arachnid
  • Scorpio

Further reading

  • scorpion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • “scorpion”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • “scorpion”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scorpiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skɔʁ.pjɔ̃/

Noun

scorpion m (plural scorpions)

  1. scorpion

Descendants

  • → Romanian: scorpion

Further reading

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

Anagrams

  • picorons

Middle English

Noun

scorpion

  1. Alternative form of scorpioun

Norman

Etymology

From Old French scorpion, from Latin scorpiō, scorpiōnem, from Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos).

Noun

scorpion m (plural scorpions)

  1. (Jersey) mole cricket

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French scorpion, from Latin scorpio, from Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos). Doublet of scorpie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skorˈpjon/

Noun

scorpion m (plural scorpioni)

  1. scorpion

Declension


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