JAUNTILY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. JAUNTILY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JAUNTILY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JAUNTILY is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JAUNTILY
No single letter turns JAUNTILY into another word.
How JAUNTILY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in JAUNTILY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JAUNTILY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about JAUNTILY
- All 8 letters of JAUNTILY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does JAUNTILY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In a lively, cheerful and self-confident way.
Someone who strolls jauntily seems to bounce with ease and good humour. A hat tipped jauntily adds a playful, carefree touch.
How JAUNTILY is used
Jauntily often modifies verbs of movement or dress, such as walked or tilted.
- He walked jauntily down the street whistling a tune.
- She wore her scarf jauntily over one shoulder.
- The captain saluted jauntily and strode away.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JAUNTILY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in JAUNTILY
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Common questions about JAUNTILY
- Is JAUNTILY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JAUNTILY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JAUNTILY worth?
- JAUNTILY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JAUNTILY mean?
- In a lively, cheerful and self-confident way.
- What letters can be added to JAUNTILY?
- No single letter can be added to JAUNTILY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of JAUNTILY:
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