JAKER is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 16 points
Yes for Scrabble. JAKER is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept JAKER?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JAKER is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JAKER
No single letter turns JAKER into another word.
How JAKER scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JAKER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What does JAKER mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Australianslang
Broken down, ruined or no longer working, especially of a machine or vehicle.
Something described as jaker has stopped functioning and is generally considered beyond easy repair. The term belongs to informal Australian speech, where it is applied most often to cars, engines and other mechanical equipment. It carries a resigned, slightly humorous tone rather than a purely technical one.
How JAKER is used
Informal Australian slang, heard mainly in casual speech about broken machinery rather than in writing.
- The old tractor finally went jaker after years of hard use.
- Mechanics told him the engine was jaker beyond repair.
- Their washing machine is jaker again after only a year.
- He complained that the whole irrigation pump was jaker.
- The truck sat jaker in the yard for months before being scrapped.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JAKER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in JAKER
Common questions about JAKER
- Is JAKER valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JAKER is not in it.
- How many points is JAKER worth?
- JAKER is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JAKER mean?
- Broken down, ruined or no longer working, especially of a machine or vehicle.
- What letters can be added to JAKER?
- No single letter can be added to JAKER to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JAKER:
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