JAG is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. JAG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JAG?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JAG is to know. It scores 11 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JAG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JAG scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in JAG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,989.
What does JAG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sharp projection, or a bout of unrestrained activity.
Both senses come from one idea of something sticking out, and the second travelled furthest: a crying jag or a drinking jag is a spell that juts out of ordinary life. In Scotland a jag is also an injection, which is the everyday word there for what England calls a jab.
How JAG is used
Countable: a jag, two jags. Also a verb meaning to cut unevenly.
- A jag of rock stands out of the water at low tide.
- He went on a three-day jag and lost the job.
- She had her flu jag at the surgery on Tuesday.
- The tin was opened badly and left a jag along one edge.
- A crying jag ends by itself and cannot be hurried.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JAG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JAG
Showing 24 of 47 words that begin with JAG.
Words with JAG inside
2 words contain JAG in the middle. Words that start with JAG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in JAG
Common questions about JAG
- Is JAG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JAG, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JAG worth?
- JAG is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JAG mean?
- A sharp projection, or a bout of unrestrained activity.
- What letters can be added to JAG?
- JAG takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of JAG:
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