JAR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. JAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JAR?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JAR is to know. It scores 10 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JAR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JAR scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in JAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,994.
What does JAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A wide-mouthed container of glass or earthenware.
The word came through French from Arabic, and a jar was earthenware long before glass grew cheap enough to use for storage. The unrelated verb — a noise or a shock that jars — is a separate word entirely, and the two have lived side by side for centuries without any confusion.
How JAR is used
Countable: a jar, two jars. Also a verb meaning to shake or grate.
- The jar held two pounds and weighed nearly as much empty.
- She keeps flour in a jar and everything else in bags.
- The lid of the jar had rusted onto the thread.
- A row of jars on a shelf dates a kitchen exactly.
- The noise jarred him awake at four in the morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of JAR
The 3 tiles of JAR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with JAR
Showing 24 of 85 words that begin with JAR.
Words ending in JAR
8 words end in JAR. Useful as a back hook: play JAR onto a word already on the board.
Words with JAR inside
13 words contain JAR in the middle. Words that start with JAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in JAR
Common questions about JAR
- Is JAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JAR, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JAR worth?
- JAR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JAR mean?
- A wide-mouthed container of glass or earthenware.
- What letters can be added to JAR?
- JAR takes 5 hooks: 1 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of JAR:
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