JALEO is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. JALEO is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 15 points there.
Which word lists accept JALEO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JALEO is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JALEO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jaleosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JALEO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JALEO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does JALEO mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A lively Andalusian dance, or the handclapping and music that accompanies it.
Jaleo comes from Spanish flamenco tradition, where dancers, singers and onlookers all take part through rhythmic clapping called palmas, shouted encouragement and sharp turns of the dance itself. The same word later named a fast instrumental chorus in Dominican merengue, a separate borrowing that kept the lively, noisy feeling of the original. English took the word whole, along with the dance and the party atmosphere it names, rather than translating it.
How JALEO is used
Chiefly used in writing about flamenco and Latin American music and dance.
- The jaleo grew louder as the dancer quickened her steps.
- Guitarists and singers keep the jaleo going between verses.
- A good jaleo depends on tight handclapping as much as on the dancing.
- The band closed the set with a fast jaleo borrowed from merengue.
- Tourists often mistake the jaleo for background noise rather than part of the performance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JALEO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JALEO
1 longer words begin with JALEO.
Shorter words from the letters in JALEO
Common questions about JALEO
- Is JALEO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JALEO, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JALEO worth?
- JALEO is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JALEO mean?
- A lively Andalusian dance, or the handclapping and music that accompanies it.
- What letters can be added to JALEO?
- JALEO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JALEO:
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