JACKS is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. JACKS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JACKS?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JACKS is to know. It scores 18 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JACKS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jacksyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How JACKS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JACKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,046 thousand.
What does JACKS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A children's game played by tossing a small ball and picking up matching sets of small six-pointed pieces before the ball bounces again.
Jacks is played with a set of small pieces, known by the same name, scattered on a flat surface; the player bounces or throws a little ball, scoops up a set number of jacks, and catches the ball again before it lands twice. The name of the pieces gave its name to the game as a whole, and jacks is treated as a single game rather than as a plain plural of separate objects.
How JACKS is used
Names the game itself and is always used in the plural form; the small pieces used to play it can also be called jacks.
- The children sat on the porch playing jacks all afternoon.
- She could pick up five jacks before the ball touched the ground.
- He found an old set of jacks in the attic.
- Playing jacks takes quick reflexes and a steady hand.
- The rules of jacks vary slightly from one region to another.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JACKS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JACKS
22 longer words begin with JACKS.
Words ending in JACKS
Showing 24 of 26 words that end in JACKS. Useful as a back hook: play JACKS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in JACKS
Common questions about JACKS
- Is JACKS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JACKS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JACKS worth?
- JACKS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JACKS mean?
- A children's game played by tossing a small ball and picking up matching sets of small six-pointed pieces before the ball bounces again.
- What letters can be added to JACKS?
- JACKS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JACKS:
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