JATO is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. JATO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JATO?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JATO is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JATO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jatosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JATO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JATO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does JATO mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A rocket unit that helps an aircraft take off.
Jato stands for jet-assisted take-off, and the units were bolted on and dropped once used. They were needed when engines were weak and runways short, which describes most of the 1940s.
How JATO is used
Countable: a jato, two jatos. Chiefly aviation.
- A jato unit burns for a few seconds and is then discarded.
- The word jato stands for jet-assisted take-off.
- Two jato bottles either side of the fuselage.
- A jato was needed when runways were short.
- Nobody has fitted a jato to an airliner.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JATO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of JATO
The 4 tiles of JATO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with JATO
1 longer words begin with JATO.
Words with JATO inside
4 words contain JATO in the middle. Words that start with JATO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in JATO
Common questions about JATO
- Is JATO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JATO, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JATO worth?
- JATO is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JATO mean?
- A rocket unit that helps an aircraft take off.
- What letters can be added to JATO?
- JATO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JATO:
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