JACKAL is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. JACKAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JACKAL?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JACKAL is to know. It scores 19 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JACKAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jackalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JACKAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in JACKAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,139 thousand.
What does JACKAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A slender wild dog of Africa and Asia that feeds on small animals, fruit and carrion.
Jackals live in open country, hunt alone or in pairs, and are well known for their thin, high cries at night. In stories the animal often stands for cunning or for a scavenger that follows stronger hunters. The word is also used of a person who does dirty work for another.
How JACKAL is used
Used in nature writing and in figurative talk about scavengers.
- A jackal slipped across the road at dusk.
- The jackal waited for the lions to finish eating.
- Their howls told us a jackal was close to the camp.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JACKAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JACKAL
5 longer words begin with JACKAL.
Shorter words from the letters in JACKAL
Common questions about JACKAL
- Is JACKAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JACKAL, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JACKAL worth?
- JACKAL is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JACKAL mean?
- A slender wild dog of Africa and Asia that feeds on small animals, fruit and carrion.
- What letters can be added to JACKAL?
- JACKAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of JACKAL:
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