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Is con a Scrabble word?

Yes, con is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 5 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of con?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (rare) To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart.Examples: "For Caſſius is a-weary of the World: / Hated by one he loues, brau'd by his Brother, / Check'd like a bondman, all his faults obſeru'd, / Set in a Note-booke, learn'd, and con'd by roate / To caſt into my Teeth."; "At length, himself unsettling, he the pond / Stirred with his staff, and fixedly did look / Upon the muddy water, which he conned, / As if he had been reading in a book"; "I did not come into parliament to con my lesson. I had earned my pension before I set my foot in St. Stephen's chapel."rare

2. (rare, obsolete) To know; understand; acknowledge.Examples: "Of Muses Hobbinol, I conne no skill"obsoleterare

noun (English)

1. (slang) A convicted criminal, a convict.slang

noun (English)

1. (informal) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.Examples: "My heart is breaking for my sister And the con that she called "love""; "Leavers will be attracted to that story because it spares them the discomfort of admitting that they voted for a con, and then made a prime minister of the con artist."Synonyms: scam, Abraham work, deception, deceit, dupery, fiddle, hocus-pocus, juggleryinformal

verb (English)

1. (transitive, informal) To trick, lie or defraud, usually for personal gain.Examples: "Neoliberalism has conned us into fighting climate change as individuals [title]"; "Taiwan man soaks feet in dry ice for 10 hours to con insurance firms, causing amputation […] A man in Taiwan shocked the internet after attempting to defraud five insurance companies by immersing his feet in a bucket of dry ice for 10 hours, resulting in the amputation of both feet."Synonyms: be sold a pup, abuse, counterfeit, deceive, dissemble, dissimulate, feign, jiffinformaltransitive

noun (English)

1. (informal) An organized gathering, such as a convention, conference, or congress.Examples: "I can't speak for Faye as ed of FHAPA, but it would be really swell of someone could send us a set of Intersection daily newszines, plus any con flyers or other fannish papers that were there to had for the picking up: fannish things, you know, not including media, gaming, filking or costuming, fine fun but not my cup of blog, thank you."informal

noun (English)

1. (informal) The conversion of part of a building.Examples: "We're getting a loft con done next year."informal

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "con"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "con"?

Scrabble
5 points
C3
O1
N1
Words With Friends
7 points
C4
O1
N2

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