JAI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. JAI 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 10 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept JAI?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JAI is to know. It scores 10 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JAI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jailChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How JAI scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in JAI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,996.
What does JAI mean in Scrabble?
interjection
Indian English
A shout of victory or greeting in India.
Jai is what a crowd shouts, and it comes before the name of whoever or whatever is being cheered — a deity, a leader, a country. It is one of the few words English took from the subcontinent as an exclamation rather than as a noun, and it turns up in reporting far more often than in ordinary conversation.
How JAI is used
Placed before the name it salutes — jai Hind. Not used as a noun or a verb in English.
- The crowd answered with a single jai and then silence.
- Jai Hind is the phrase most English speakers have met.
- He ended every speech with a jai and a raised hand.
- A jai from ten thousand people carries a long way.
- The banner carried one word, jai, and a name under it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JAI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of JAI
The 3 tiles of JAI in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with JAI
Showing 24 of 27 words that begin with JAI.
Shorter words from the letters in JAI
Common questions about JAI
- Is JAI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JAI, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JAI worth?
- JAI is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JAI mean?
- A shout of victory or greeting in India.
- What letters can be added to JAI?
- JAI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of JAI:
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