JAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. JAIL 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 JAIL?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JAIL is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JAIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jailsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JAIL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,103.
What does JAIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A place where people are held in custody.
Jail and gaol are the same word from two French dialects, and Britain kept the second spelling in official use until the 1990s. The pronunciation was always identical, which made the spelling pure inheritance.
How JAIL is used
Countable. Also a verb: jailed, jailing.
- A jail holds people awaiting trial and a prison holds the sentenced.
- The word jail and the word gaol are the same one.
- They jailed him for a fortnight and released him early.
- Britain used the older spelling of jail officially until the 1990s.
- Two jails in one county and both of them full.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JAIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of JAIL
The 4 tiles of JAIL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with JAIL
Showing 24 of 26 words that begin with JAIL.
Shorter words from the letters in JAIL
Common questions about JAIL
- Is JAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JAIL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JAIL worth?
- JAIL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JAIL mean?
- A place where people are held in custody.
- What letters can be added to JAIL?
- JAIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JAIL:
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