JAYBIRD is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. JAYBIRD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JAYBIRD?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JAYBIRD is to know. It scores 20 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JAYBIRD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jaybirdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JAYBIRD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JAYBIRD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does JAYBIRD mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A jay, a noisy bird of the crow family, often with blue feathers.
In the eastern United States the blue jay is the bird most people have in mind when they say jaybird. It turns up in folk sayings, such as being naked as a jaybird, and in old songs and stories of the South.
How JAYBIRD is used
Jaybird is a friendly, informal name used in American speech, songs and folk expressions.
- A jaybird scolded us from the top of the fence.
- The jaybird snatched an acorn and flew off.
- He sang an old tune about a jaybird and a pine tree.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JAYBIRD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JAYBIRD
1 longer words begin with JAYBIRD.
Shorter words from the letters in JAYBIRD
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Common questions about JAYBIRD
- Is JAYBIRD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JAYBIRD, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JAYBIRD worth?
- JAYBIRD is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JAYBIRD mean?
- A jay, a noisy bird of the crow family, often with blue feathers.
- What letters can be added to JAYBIRD?
- JAYBIRD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JAYBIRD:
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