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   Boon

   /bo͞on/

   

   noun

   • 1. a thing that is helpful or beneficial: "the navigation system will be a boon to both civilian and military users"
   • 2. a favor or request: archaic "may I have the inestimable boon of a few minutes' conversation?"

   Word Origin Middle English (originally in the sense ‘request for a favor’): from Old Norse bón.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • B

     3

   • O

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

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