JUNIOR is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. JUNIOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JUNIOR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JUNIOR is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JUNIOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
juniorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JUNIOR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in JUNIOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does JUNIOR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Lower in rank or standing, or younger in age or years of service, than others.
Junior describes a person or position placed beneath others in an organisation, as in a junior doctor or a junior partner. It is also used for younger people, such as the junior members of a club or the children in a junior school. After a man's name it marks a son who shares his father's name, and in American schools it names a student in the third year of a four-year course. The word comes from Latin iunior, the comparative of iuvenis, meaning young.
How JUNIOR is used
Common in workplaces, schools and sport; as a noun it also names a younger person or a son named after his father.
- She joined the firm as a junior accountant.
- The junior team plays on Saturday mornings.
- He is only a junior member of the committee, so he rarely speaks first.
- Sam Smith Junior took over the shop when his father retired.
- A junior officer was sent to deliver the message.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JUNIOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JUNIOR
7 longer words begin with JUNIOR.
Shorter words from the letters in JUNIOR
Common questions about JUNIOR
- Is JUNIOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JUNIOR, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JUNIOR worth?
- JUNIOR is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JUNIOR mean?
- Lower in rank or standing, or younger in age or years of service, than others.
- What letters can be added to JUNIOR?
- JUNIOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of JUNIOR:
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