JALOPY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. JALOPY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JALOPY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JALOPY is to know. It scores 18 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JALOPY
No single letter turns JALOPY into another word.
How JALOPY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in JALOPY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.
What does JALOPY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
An old, battered car in poor condition.
People say jalopy with affection or scorn for a rattling vehicle that somehow still runs. The word suggests age more than anything else.
How JALOPY is used
Informal and slightly humorous.
- He drove a rusty jalopy to school.
- The old jalopy coughed up the hill.
- Dad refused to sell the jalopy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JALOPY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in JALOPY
Common questions about JALOPY
- Is JALOPY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JALOPY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JALOPY worth?
- JALOPY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JALOPY mean?
- An old, battered car in poor condition.
- What letters can be added to JALOPY?
- No single letter can be added to JALOPY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of JALOPY:
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