JEER is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. JEER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JEER?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JEER is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JEER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JEER scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JEER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,902.
What does JEER mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make rude and mocking remarks.
Jeer appeared in the sixteenth century with no known ancestor and has kept its full strength, which is unusual: most words for mockery soften with time. It is used about crowds far more than about individuals.
How JEER is used
Jeered, jeering. Also a noun.
- The crowd jeered and the referee heard nothing else.
- The word jeer has no known ancestor.
- A jeer from a crowd carries further than a shout.
- Jeering is a group activity and mocking is not.
- Two jeers and the whole stand joined in.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JEER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JEER
8 longer words begin with JEER.
Words with JEER inside
1 words contain JEER in the middle. Words that start with JEER are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in JEER
Common questions about JEER
- Is JEER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JEER, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JEER worth?
- JEER is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JEER mean?
- To make rude and mocking remarks.
- What letters can be added to JEER?
- JEER takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JEER:
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