JEBEL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. JEBEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JEBEL?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JEBEL is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JEBEL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JEBEL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JEBEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 142,590.
What does JEBEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
regional
A hill or mountain, especially one in an Arabic-speaking region of the Middle East or North Africa.
A jebel is simply the local word for a hill or mountain range in countries where Arabic is spoken, and it appears constantly in place names such as Jebel Ali or Jebel Toubkal. English travel writing and military accounts borrowed the word directly rather than translating it, so a jebel in a text usually marks a specific named height rather than a mountain in general. Because the term travelled into English through colonial-era reports and modern journalism, it still carries a foreign, regional flavor rather than blending into everyday vocabulary.
How JEBEL is used
Found chiefly in writing about the Middle East and North Africa, often as part of a place name.
- The convoy rested at the foot of the jebel before dawn.
- Local guides call every rocky ridge in the region a jebel.
- Maps of the area mark the tallest jebel without giving its height in meters.
- From the jebel you could see the whole valley spread out below.
- Old travel accounts describe crossing one jebel after another on camelback.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JEBEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JEBEL
1 longer words begin with JEBEL.
Words ending in JEBEL
1 words end in JEBEL. Useful as a back hook: play JEBEL onto a word already on the board.
Words with JEBEL inside
1 words contain JEBEL in the middle. Words that start with JEBEL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in JEBEL
Common questions about JEBEL
- Is JEBEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JEBEL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JEBEL worth?
- JEBEL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JEBEL mean?
- A hill or mountain, especially one in an Arabic-speaking region of the Middle East or North Africa.
- What letters can be added to JEBEL?
- JEBEL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JEBEL:
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