JAK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. JAK 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept JAK?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JAK is to know. It scores 14 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JAK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JAK scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in JAK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,967.
What stands out about JAK
- JAK scores 14 points, more than twice the average for a 3-letter word (6.3).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with JAK
10 longer words begin with JAK.
Words ending in JAK
3 words end in JAK. Useful as a back hook: play JAK onto a word already on the board.
Words with JAK inside
3 words contain JAK in the middle. Words that start with JAK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in JAK
Common questions about JAK
- Is JAK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JAK is not in it.
- How many points is JAK worth?
- JAK is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to JAK?
- JAK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of JAK:
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