JASP is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. JASP is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept JASP?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JASP is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JASP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JASP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JASP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does JASP mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicliterary
An archaic word for jasper, a colourful semi-precious stone.
Jasp is a shortened, older spelling of jasper, the banded, opaque gemstone prized since ancient times for jewellery and carved ornaments. The spelling turns up in the poetry of Edmund Spenser and other early English writers.
How JASP is used
Found only in archaic and literary texts; modern English writes jasper.
- The crown was set with a single jasp.
- The old poet describes walls adorned with jasp and gold.
- The merchant sold beads of polished jasp.
- A ring of jasp caught the candlelight.
- The old tale speaks of a tower built of jasp.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JASP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of JASP
The 4 tiles of JASP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with JASP
Showing 24 of 25 words that begin with JASP.
Shorter words from the letters in JASP
Common questions about JASP
- Is JASP valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JASP is not in it.
- How many points is JASP worth?
- JASP is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JASP mean?
- An archaic word for jasper, a colourful semi-precious stone.
- What letters can be added to JASP?
- JASP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JASP:
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