JACAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. JACAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JACAL?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JACAL is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JACAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jacalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JACAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JACAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does JACAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
regional
A simple hut with walls made of upright stakes packed with mud or clay, traditionally built in Mexico and the southwestern United States.
A jacal is put together from vertical poles driven into the ground and then plastered over with mud, wattle or clay, giving it sturdy walls despite the simple materials. The style is closely associated with rural building traditions of Mexico and the border regions of the United States, where the necessary timber and clay were both readily available. Roofs were typically thatched, and a single jacal often served as a complete dwelling for a family.
How JACAL is used
Regional; used mainly in descriptions of traditional Mexican and southwestern American architecture.
- The family lived in a small jacal at the edge of the village.
- Smoke rose steadily from the roof of the old jacal.
- He built the jacal himself using poles cut from nearby trees.
- Tourists photographed the restored jacal beside the mission.
- A jacal offered little protection from the desert cold at night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JACAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JACAL
2 longer words begin with JACAL.
Shorter words from the letters in JACAL
Common questions about JACAL
- Is JACAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JACAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JACAL worth?
- JACAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JACAL mean?
- A simple hut with walls made of upright stakes packed with mud or clay, traditionally built in Mexico and the southwestern United States.
- What letters can be added to JACAL?
- JACAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JACAL:
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