JABBERWOCK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 30 points
It depends on the list you play by. JABBERWOCK is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 30 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept JABBERWOCK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JABBERWOCK is to know. It scores 30 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JABBERWOCK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JABBERWOCK scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in JABBERWOCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JABBERWOCK has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with JABBERWOCK
3 longer words begin with JABBERWOCK.
Shorter words from the letters in JABBERWOCK
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Common questions about JABBERWOCK
- Is JABBERWOCK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JABBERWOCK is not in it.
- How many points is JABBERWOCK worth?
- JABBERWOCK is worth 30 points in Scrabble and 35 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to JABBERWOCK?
- JABBERWOCK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of JABBERWOCK:
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