JAUNTY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. JAUNTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JAUNTY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JAUNTY is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JAUNTY
No single letter turns JAUNTY into another word.
How JAUNTY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in JAUNTY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does JAUNTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Cheerful, lively and self-confident in manner or appearance.
Jaunty suggests a bounce in the step or a hat tipped at an angle. It is warm and a little showy, never gloomy.
How JAUNTY is used
Often used with angle, step, tune or hat.
- He wore his cap at a jaunty angle.
- The band struck up a jaunty tune.
- She gave a jaunty wave from the deck.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JAUNTY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in JAUNTY
Common questions about JAUNTY
- Is JAUNTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JAUNTY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JAUNTY worth?
- JAUNTY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JAUNTY mean?
- Cheerful, lively and self-confident in manner or appearance.
- What letters can be added to JAUNTY?
- No single letter can be added to JAUNTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of JAUNTY:
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