JARINA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. JARINA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JARINA?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JARINA is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JARINA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jarinasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JARINA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in JARINA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 102,199.
What does JARINA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A small South American palm whose hard white seeds are carved like ivory.
Jarina is a low-growing palm of the Amazon region, and the word names both the plant and the dense white seed it produces. The seed is so hard and pale that craftsmen turn it into buttons, beads and small ornaments as a substitute for elephant ivory, which is why it is called vegetable ivory. The material is a renewable alternative because the nuts are gathered from the forest floor without harming the tree.
How JARINA is used
A botanical and craft term; the seed material is often described as vegetable ivory or ivory nut.
- The carver made a set of chess pieces from jarina.
- A jarina button looks almost the same as bone or ivory.
- Villagers gather the fallen jarina from the forest floor.
- The necklace was strung with beads of polished jarina.
- Jarina grows low among the shade of taller trees.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JARINA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JARINA
1 longer words begin with JARINA.
Shorter words from the letters in JARINA
Common questions about JARINA
- Is JARINA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JARINA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JARINA worth?
- JARINA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JARINA mean?
- A small South American palm whose hard white seeds are carved like ivory.
- What letters can be added to JARINA?
- JARINA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of JARINA:
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