JABBERWOCKY is a valid Scrabble word — 34 points
Yes. JABBERWOCKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 34 points in Scrabble and 38 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JABBERWOCKY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JABBERWOCKY is to know. It scores 34 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JABBERWOCKY
No single letter turns JABBERWOCKY into another word.
How JABBERWOCKY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in JABBERWOCKY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JABBERWOCKY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does JABBERWOCKY mean in Scrabble?
noun
humorous
Playful nonsense, especially invented words that sound like language but mean nothing.
The word comes from Lewis Carroll's famous nonsense poem, which is full of made-up terms. People now say jabberwocky about confusing talk, such as technical jargon that nobody can follow.
How JABBERWOCKY is used
Humorous or critical, applied to speech or writing that seems meaningless.
- The contract was pure jabberwocky to anyone without a law degree.
- The children recited jabberwocky and giggled at the strange words.
- His speech dissolved into jabberwocky halfway through.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JABBERWOCKY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in JABBERWOCKY
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Common questions about JABBERWOCKY
- Is JABBERWOCKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JABBERWOCKY, where it scores 38 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JABBERWOCKY worth?
- JABBERWOCKY is worth 34 points in Scrabble and 38 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JABBERWOCKY mean?
- Playful nonsense, especially invented words that sound like language but mean nothing.
- What letters can be added to JABBERWOCKY?
- No single letter can be added to JABBERWOCKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of JABBERWOCKY:
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