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Is TONE a Scrabble Word?

Yes, TONE is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a noun and a verb, most often meaning “the quality of a person's voice”.

Quick answer

Is TONE a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. TONE is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words With Friends, and it has 1 anagram: NOTE.

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Letters
4
Scrabble
4 pts
Words With Friends
5 pts
Anagrams
1
Familiarity
100th percentile

TONE meaning and definition

TONE has 4 common senses and works as a noun and a verb. The most common meaning is listed first.

TONE as a noun

  1. The quality of a person's voice.
  2. (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages.
  3. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound).

TONE as a verb

  1. Utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically.

TONE Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

TONE scores 4 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is T, worth 1 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
T11
O11
N12
E11
Total45

TONE on premium squares

On a double word square TONE scores 8 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 12. Putting T on a triple letter square instead adds 2 points. Its face value is low, so placement matters more than the tiles: land it across a word square to make it pay. At 4 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Rearranging the letters of TONE

1 word uses exactly the same 4 letters as TONE. See all anagrams of TONE.

Shorter words hiding in TONE

The letters T, O, N, E make 15 shorter words, up to 3 letters long. Most common first. Unscramble TONE: all 15 words.

Words like TONE

One-letter changes to TONE, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

Change one letter in TONE

  • bone6
  • tune4
  • none4
  • zone13
  • cone6
  • hone7
  • gone5
  • lone4
  • done5
  • tope6
  • tote4
  • tine4
  • tons4
  • pone6
  • sone4
  • toke8
  • tole4
  • tome6

Add one letter to TONE

  • stone5
  • atone5
  • toned6
  • toner5
  • tonne5
  • tones5
  • toney8
  • trone5

Remove one letter from TONE

More 4-letter words starting with TO

  • toss4
  • tool4
  • toll4
  • tout4
  • tour4
  • toot4
  • town7
  • torn4
  • toil4
  • tory7
  • tope6
  • topi6
  • tote4
  • toad5
  • tomb8
  • tons4
  • toby9
  • tody8

TONE word facts

TONE is a 4-letter word with 4 distinct letters: 2 vowels (O and E) and 2 consonants. It starts with T and ends with E. By corpus frequency, TONE is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters T, O, N, E on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 4 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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TONE Scrabble word FAQ

Is TONE a Scrabble word?

Yes. TONE is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does TONE mean?

TONE is used as a noun and a verb. Its most common meaning is “the quality of a person's voice”.

How many points is TONE worth in Scrabble?

TONE is worth 4 points in Scrabble: T (1) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1). On a double word square it scores 8, and on a triple word square 12.

How many points is TONE in Words With Friends?

TONE is worth 5 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

What are the anagrams of TONE?

TONE has 1 anagram: NOTE. Each uses exactly the same letters.

What words can you make from the letters in TONE?

You can make 15 shorter words from the letters in TONE, including ONE, NET, NO and ON.

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