leon

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
4
Words With Friends
6
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈli.ɑn/
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/ˈli.ɑn/ · /ˈliːən/ · /ˈliː.ɒn/

Definition of leon

24 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.
See all 24 definitions

name

  1. A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.
  2. A surname from Latin.
  3. A city in northwestern Spain, the former capital of the Kingdom of Leon.
  4. (historical)A former polity in the Iberian Peninsula, a kingdom with the city as its capital.
  5. A province of Castile and León, Spain around the city.
  6. A historical region of Spain around the province.
  7. A surname from Spanish.
  8. A municipality and village in Doctor Manuel Belgrano department, Jujuy province, Argentina, properly León.
  9. A department of Nicaragua.
  10. A city in Guanajuato, Mexico.
  11. A city, the county seat of Decatur County, Iowa, United States.
  12. A city in Butler County, Kansas, United States.
  13. A town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States.
  14. A town in Love County, Oklahoma, United States.
  15. A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States.
  16. A town in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States.
  17. A river in Texas, United States.
  18. A lake in Texas, United States.
  19. (historical)A former town in San Diego County, California, United States.
  20. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of Leon County, a county in Florida around the state capital Tallahassee.
  21. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of Leon County, a county in Texas around Centerville.
  22. (historical)A former viscounty in Brittany, in northwestern France.
  23. A cultural region of the department of Finistère, Brittany, France, around the former polity.
  24. A surname from French.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Leo and leo (“lion”), from Ancient Greek Λέων (Léōn) and λέων (léōn, “lion”), likely ultimately from a non-Indo-European language. Sometimes via other related languages such as French Léon and sometimes as a diminutive of related names such as Leonard and Leonardo.

Words you can make from leon

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4-letter words

3 words

3-letter words

3 words

2-letter words

7 words

Hooks

2 extensions · 1 front · 1 back

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