What ZIRCONS Means
ZIRCONS is a form of ZIRCON, which means:
- noun: a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
ZIRCONS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as Z10 I1 R1 C3 O1 N1 S1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 68 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In ZIRCONS
89 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (3)
5 letter words (22)
CIONSCOINSCOIRSCORNICORNSCRIOSICONSIRONSNOIRSNORISORCINORNISROINSROSINSCIONSCORNSIROCSONICSOZINZINCOZINCSZORIS
4 letter words (25)
CIONCOINCOIRCONICONSCORNCORSCRISICONINROIONSIRONNOIRNORIORCSRINSROCSROINRONZSORISORNZINCZINSZOICZORI
3 letter words (28)
2 letter words (11)
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