/ˈi.ɑn/
noun

Is EON a Scrabble word?

Yes. EON is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning Eternity, the duration of the universe.

Noun 4 meanings

  1. Eternity, the duration of the universe.

  2. An immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time.

  3. A long period of time.

    “It’s been eons since we last saw each other.”

  4. A period of one billion (short scale, i.e. 1,000,000,000) years; a gigayear.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: eon via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Latin aeon, from Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn, “age, era”).

Similar and opposite words

Similar
aeonageageseldeternityforeverinteriminterlude
Opposite
jiffymoment

EON at a glance

EON has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (E 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 4 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #40,112 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -EON

More endings

Same last three letters as EON. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • SURGEON8
  • NAPOLEON10
  • NEON4
  • PIGEON9
  • DUNGEON9
  • STURGEON9
  • LUNCHEON13
  • PANTHEON13
  • NICKELODEON18
  • CHAMELEON16
  • NEUROSURGEON13
  • THEREON10

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