JACOBUS is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. JACOBUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JACOBUS?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JACOBUS is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JACOBUS
No single letter turns JACOBUS into another word.
How JACOBUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JACOBUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,474 thousand.
What does JACOBUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An English gold coin issued in the reign of James I.
The jacobus was named from the Latin form of the king name, Jacobus. It was worth about twenty shillings at first and is now a collector item.
How JACOBUS is used
Used by historians and coin collectors; not part of everyday English.
- The collector paid a fortune for a rare jacobus.
- A gold jacobus gleamed in the museum case.
- The inventory listed several jacobus coins among the treasure.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JACOBUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JACOBUS
1 longer words begin with JACOBUS.
Shorter words from the letters in JACOBUS
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Common questions about JACOBUS
- Is JACOBUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JACOBUS, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JACOBUS worth?
- JACOBUS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JACOBUS mean?
- An English gold coin issued in the reign of James I.
- What letters can be added to JACOBUS?
- No single letter can be added to JACOBUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JACOBUS:
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