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 letters can be added to JACKAL?

JACKAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

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.

j8a1c3k5a1l1

PlayableJACKAL · 6 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF

19points in Scrabble

23points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 4,139 thousandodds of drawing this rack

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

42WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

3.17

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.33%

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

jackals20

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How JACKAL scores

Scrabble j8a1c3k5a1l1 19

Words with Friends j10a1c4k5a1l2 23

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.

Words starting with JACKAL

jackals20 jackalled23 jackalope24 jackalling24 jackalopes25

5 longer words begin with JACKAL.

Shorter words from the letters in JACKAL

jacal14 alack11 jack17 calk10 lack10 kaal8 jak14 ack9 aka7 caa5 cal5 lac5 aal3 ala3 ja9 ka6 aa2 al2 la2

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 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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