COON
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Definition
Pronunciation: //kun//
noun
- (slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A black person."And that one looks Jewish, and that one's a coon! Who let all this riff-raff into the room?"
- (informal, chiefly Southern US) A raccoon."1865, Henry David Thoreau, Cape Cod, Chapter IX. "The Sea and the Desert", page 187. He also said that minks, muskrats, foxes, coons, and wild mice were found there, but no squirrels."
- (slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) a black race traitor.
- (informal, South Africa) A member of a colorfully dressed dance troupe in Cape Town during New Year celebrations.
verb
- (Southern US, colloquial) To hunt raccoons.
- (climbing) To traverse by crawling, as a ledge.
- (Southern US, colloquial) To crawl while straddling, especially in crossing a creek."There is a little ledge low on the face of the cliff, and by this with careful “cooning” one may reach a recession in the rock which makes a lovely arm chair."
- (Georgia, colloquial) To fish by noodling, by feeling for large fish in underwater holes.
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 4 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 6 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- No
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- No
- Wordle
- No
- Words With Friends
- No
How many Scrabble points is the word 'COON'?
The word COON is worth 6 points in Scrabble.
C3
O1
O1
N1
Total: 6 points
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.