JAYWALK is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. JAYWALK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JAYWALK?
| 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: 63 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JAYWALK is to know. It scores 24 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JAYWALK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jaywalksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JAYWALK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JAYWALK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,791 thousand.
What stands out about JAYWALK
- JAYWALK scores 24 points, more than twice the average for a 7-letter word (11.8).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does JAYWALK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To cross a street carelessly or illegally, ignoring traffic and signals.
To jaywalk is to cross away from a crossing or against the light. In some American cities it can bring a fine, while in other countries there is no such rule.
How JAYWALK is used
Jaywalk is mostly used in North American English, and the person is a jaywalker.
- Do not jaywalk on this busy road.
- The police fined him for trying to jaywalk.
- Children were seen to jaywalk outside the school.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JAYWALK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JAYWALK
6 longer words begin with JAYWALK.
Shorter words from the letters in JAYWALK
Common questions about JAYWALK
- Is JAYWALK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JAYWALK, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JAYWALK worth?
- JAYWALK is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JAYWALK mean?
- To cross a street carelessly or illegally, ignoring traffic and signals.
- What letters can be added to JAYWALK?
- JAYWALK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JAYWALK:
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