Is AWN a Scrabble word?
Yes. AWN is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.
Meaning The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.
Noun 1 meaning
The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English aw(u)ne, agune, from Old Norse ǫgn (compare Danish avne), from Proto-Germanic *aganō, *ahanō (“chaff”) (compare Old English agnu, Dutch agen, German Ahne, Agen), from Proto-Indo-European *aḱanā (compare Latin agna (“ear of wheat”), Lithuanian ašni̇̀s (“edge, blade”), Czech osina, Ancient Greek ἄκαινα (ákaina, “spike, prick”), ἄκανος (ákanos, “pine-thistle”), Sanskrit अशनि (aśáni, “thunderbolt, arrow tip”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).
AWN at a glance
AWN has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (A 1 + W 4 + N 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #70,647 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
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