JARGONISH is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. JARGONISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JARGONISH?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JARGONISH is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JARGONISH
No single letter turns JARGONISH into another word.
How JARGONISH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in JARGONISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JARGONISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about JARGONISH
- All 9 letters of JARGONISH are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does JARGONISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Full of specialist terms that outsiders find hard to follow.
Calling a report jargonish is a mild complaint: it sounds like a trade talking to itself. It is looser than jargon-filled and suggests a flavour rather than a flood.
How JARGONISH is used
Informal, used when criticising dense or technical writing.
- The manual was too jargonish for new users.
- His speech turned jargonish as soon as he mentioned the budget.
- I found the contract jargonish and hard to read.
- A jargonish style puts many readers off.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JARGONISH and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in JARGONISH
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Common questions about JARGONISH
- Is JARGONISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JARGONISH, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JARGONISH worth?
- JARGONISH is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JARGONISH mean?
- Full of specialist terms that outsiders find hard to follow.
- What letters can be added to JARGONISH?
- No single letter can be added to JARGONISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of JARGONISH:
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