Yes. PWN is a valid word.
PWN is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
PWN is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About PWN
PWN is slang from online gaming meaning to defeat or dominate someone completely; it began as a typo of own, since P sits next to O on the keyboard. It works as a verb, so PWNED, PWNING and PWNS are valid. PWN has no vowels, and its P, W and N are worth 8 points together. Picture a gamer celebrating a big win, and remember that this is one word the younger players at the table will know first.
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PWN scores 8 points
Before any bonus squares: P 3 + W 4 + N 1 = 8. On a double-word square that's 16, on a triple-word 24, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: PWN as the first play
Later in the game, put the W on a 3L square and PWN is worth 16 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After PWN (1):
- PWNSform of PWN: to dominate
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from PWN
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of PWN and these are still words:
- AWNslender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses
- OWNbelonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself)
- PANcooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
- PENa writing implement with a point from which ink flows
- PINto hold fast or prevent from moving
- PUNa humorous play on words
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
PWN is gamer slang for beating someone completely, from a typo of “own”.
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Tileside keeps score, checks words like this one during a challenge, tracks the tiles left in the bag and times turns. It runs in your phone's browser with no account and works offline.
Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
Works with the Scrabble board game, played at the table. Tileside is an independent product, not affiliated with or endorsed by the makers of Scrabble.