JAWAN is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 15 points
Yes for Scrabble. JAWAN is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept JAWAN?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JAWAN is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JAWAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jawansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JAWAN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JAWAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does JAWAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A private soldier or junior member of the armed forces in India, especially in the Indian Army.
Jawan is the everyday Indian English word for an ordinary soldier, roughly equivalent to private or trooper in British usage. Newspapers and officials use it constantly when reporting on the army, and it carries a respectful, almost affectionate tone rather than a purely technical one. The word entered English from Hindi and Urdu, where it originally meant simply a young man. Outside South Asian contexts the term is rarely used, though English dictionaries record it as an established loanword.
How JAWAN is used
Common in Indian English news and official language; rarely used outside South Asian contexts.
- The wounded jawan was carried down the mountain by his unit.
- Every jawan on the border received the same ration that week.
- The general praised the courage shown by that jawan.
- A young jawan stood guard outside the checkpoint all night.
- Newspapers ran photographs of the returning jawan and his family.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JAWAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of JAWAN
The 5 tiles of JAWAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with JAWAN
1 longer words begin with JAWAN.
Shorter words from the letters in JAWAN
Common questions about JAWAN
- Is JAWAN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JAWAN is not in it.
- How many points is JAWAN worth?
- JAWAN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JAWAN mean?
- A private soldier or junior member of the armed forces in India, especially in the Indian Army.
- What letters can be added to JAWAN?
- JAWAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JAWAN:
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