JALAPENO is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. JALAPENO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JALAPENO?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JALAPENO is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JALAPENO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jalapenosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JALAPENO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in JALAPENO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JALAPENO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does JALAPENO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small, fairly hot green chilli pepper widely used in Mexican cooking.
A jalapeno is picked green and sliced into salsas, nachos and sauces, or left to ripen red and then smoked as chipotle. Most of the heat sits in the seeds and the pale inner ribs.
How JALAPENO is used
Common in recipes and menus; usually written without the tilde in English.
- He sliced a jalapeno into the guacamole.
- The pizza came topped with jalapeno and cheese.
- Remove the seeds if the jalapeno is too hot for you.
- A pickled jalapeno added a sharp bite to the sandwich.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JALAPENO and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JALAPENO
1 longer words begin with JALAPENO.
Shorter words from the letters in JALAPENO
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Common questions about JALAPENO
- Is JALAPENO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JALAPENO, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JALAPENO worth?
- JALAPENO is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JALAPENO mean?
- A small, fairly hot green chilli pepper widely used in Mexican cooking.
- What letters can be added to JALAPENO?
- JALAPENO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of JALAPENO:
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