JAW is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. JAW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JAW?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JAW is to know. It scores 13 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JAW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jawsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JAW scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in JAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,983.
What stands out about JAW
- JAW scores 13 points, more than twice the average for a 3-letter word (6.3).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does JAW mean in Scrabble?
noun
Either of the two bones that hold the teeth.
The lower jaw is the only bone in the skull that moves, and it gives a face its whole shape from the side. In the plural the word covers anything that grips the same way — of a vice, of a trap, of a valley — and the picture is always two parts closing.
How JAW is used
Countable: a jaw, two jaws. Also informal for talking at length.
- He broke his jaw and ate through a straw for six weeks.
- The jaws of the vice had been filed flat.
- The valley narrows to a set of jaws above the bridge.
- A jaw that clicks is worth showing to somebody.
- They sat and jawed until the light went.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JAW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JAW
Showing 24 of 33 words that begin with JAW.
Words ending in JAW
4 words end in JAW. Useful as a back hook: play JAW onto a word already on the board.
Words with JAW inside
7 words contain JAW in the middle. Words that start with JAW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in JAW
Common questions about JAW
- Is JAW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JAW, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JAW worth?
- JAW is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JAW mean?
- Either of the two bones that hold the teeth.
- What letters can be added to JAW?
- JAW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of JAW:
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