JAYHAWKER is a valid Scrabble word — 29 points
Yes. JAYHAWKER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 29 points in Scrabble and 29 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JAYHAWKER?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JAYHAWKER is to know. It scores 29 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JAYHAWKER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jayhawkersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JAYHAWKER scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in JAYHAWKER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JAYHAWKER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does JAYHAWKER mean in Scrabble?
noun
North Americanhistorical
An armed raider from the border states of the American Midwest in the era of the Civil War, or, as a nickname, a person from Kansas.
The label first belonged to fighters and plunderers on the Kansas frontier. Over time the jayhawker became a symbol of the state itself, which is why a university sports team still carries the name.
How JAYHAWKER is used
Found in American history writing and in Kansas sports and local pride.
- A band of jayhawkers rode across the border and took the farmer's horses.
- Every Kansas schoolchild learns about the jayhawker raids of the 1850s.
- He proudly called himself a jayhawker, born and raised in Topeka.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JAYHAWKER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JAYHAWKER
1 longer words begin with JAYHAWKER.
Shorter words from the letters in JAYHAWKER
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Common questions about JAYHAWKER
- Is JAYHAWKER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JAYHAWKER, where it scores 29 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JAYHAWKER worth?
- JAYHAWKER is worth 29 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JAYHAWKER mean?
- An armed raider from the border states of the American Midwest in the era of the Civil War, or, as a nickname, a person from Kansas.
- What letters can be added to JAYHAWKER?
- JAYHAWKER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of JAYHAWKER:
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