DJINN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DJINN 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 DJINN?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DJINN is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DJINN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DJINN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DJINN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 139,421.
What does DJINN mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A spirit in Arabic and Islamic folklore, said to have supernatural power and to be capable of taking human or animal form; a genie.
A djinn is one of the supernatural beings described in Arabic folklore and the Quran, existing alongside humans and angels but made of smokeless fire rather than flesh. Stories describe djinn as capable of both good and mischievous or malevolent behavior, and as able to grant wishes or work magic, an idea that entered Western storytelling as the genie of the lamp. The spelling djinn is one of several used for the same word in English, alongside jinn and genie. Writers reach for djinn especially when they want to keep the Arabic flavor of the original folklore rather than the more Westernized genie.
How DJINN is used
Used mainly in retellings of Arabic and Islamic folklore, and in fantasy writing drawing on that tradition.
- The old tale describes a djinn trapped inside a brass lamp.
- Villagers blamed the strange noises on a mischievous djinn.
- The novel imagines a djinn who grants three wishes at great cost.
- According to legend, the djinn could take the shape of a serpent.
- She researched djinn folklore before writing her fantasy series.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DJINN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DJINN
3 longer words begin with DJINN.
Shorter words from the letters in DJINN
Common questions about DJINN
- Is DJINN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DJINN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DJINN worth?
- DJINN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DJINN mean?
- A spirit in Arabic and Islamic folklore, said to have supernatural power and to be capable of taking human or animal form; a genie.
- What letters can be added to DJINN?
- DJINN takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DJINN:
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