JABIRU is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. JABIRU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JABIRU?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JABIRU is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JABIRU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jabirusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JABIRU scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in JABIRU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What does JABIRU mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large wading bird of the stork family, with a heavy bill and mostly white plumage.
The jabiru of tropical America stands over a metre tall and nests high in trees near wetlands. A related stork in Australia is sometimes given the same name.
How JABIRU is used
Used in bird-watching and wildlife writing about wetlands.
- A jabiru stood in the shallows, watching for fish.
- The jabiru has a long upturned bill.
- We saw a jabiru nest at the top of a tall tree.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JABIRU and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JABIRU
1 longer words begin with JABIRU.
Shorter words from the letters in JABIRU
Common questions about JABIRU
- Is JABIRU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JABIRU, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JABIRU worth?
- JABIRU is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JABIRU mean?
- A large wading bird of the stork family, with a heavy bill and mostly white plumage.
- What letters can be added to JABIRU?
- JABIRU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of JABIRU:
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