JACKPOT is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. JACKPOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JACKPOT?
| 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: 61 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JACKPOT is to know. It scores 22 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JACKPOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jackpotsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JACKPOT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JACKPOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,264 thousand.
What does JACKPOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
The top prize in a game or lottery, especially one that grows until someone wins it.
A jackpot often rolls over when nobody wins, growing larger each week and drawing more players. The word also covers unexpected good fortune, so people say they hit the jackpot when something goes surprisingly well.
How JACKPOT is used
Used literally for gambling prizes and figuratively for a big stroke of luck.
- The lottery jackpot reached fifty million this week.
- She hit the jackpot when the antique sold at auction.
- Nobody claimed the jackpot, so it rolled over.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JACKPOT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JACKPOT
3 longer words begin with JACKPOT.
Shorter words from the letters in JACKPOT
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Common questions about JACKPOT
- Is JACKPOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JACKPOT, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JACKPOT worth?
- JACKPOT is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JACKPOT mean?
- The top prize in a game or lottery, especially one that grows until someone wins it.
- What letters can be added to JACKPOT?
- JACKPOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JACKPOT:
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