JARGONISTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. JARGONISTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JARGONISTIC?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JARGONISTIC is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JARGONISTIC
No single letter turns JARGONISTIC into another word.
How JARGONISTIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in JARGONISTIC, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JARGONISTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does JARGONISTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Full of specialist jargon and therefore hard for outsiders to follow.
A jargonistic report hides simple ideas behind technical terms. The adjective is a mild criticism of writing aimed only at insiders.
How JARGONISTIC is used
Jargonistic is a critical adjective for dense specialist language.
- The manual was too jargonistic for beginners.
- Her jargonistic reply left everyone puzzled.
- Editors cut the jargonistic passages from the article.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JARGONISTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in JARGONISTIC
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Common questions about JARGONISTIC
- Is JARGONISTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JARGONISTIC, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JARGONISTIC worth?
- JARGONISTIC is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JARGONISTIC mean?
- Full of specialist jargon and therefore hard for outsiders to follow.
- What letters can be added to JARGONISTIC?
- No single letter can be added to JARGONISTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of JARGONISTIC:
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