JACKSY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. JACKSY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 22 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept JACKSY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JACKSY is to know. It scores 22 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JACKSY
No single letter turns JACKSY into another word.
How JACKSY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in JACKSY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,278 thousand.
What stands out about JACKSY
- JACKSY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- JACKSY scores 22 points, more than twice the average for a 6-letter word (10.5).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in JACKSY
Common questions about JACKSY
- Is JACKSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JACKSY, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JACKSY worth?
- JACKSY is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to JACKSY?
- No single letter can be added to JACKSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of JACKSY:
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