JEERA is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. JEERA is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 14 points there.
Which word lists accept JEERA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JEERA is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JEERA
No single letter turns JEERA into another word.
How JEERA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JEERA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,124.
What does JEERA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
An Indian English word for cumin, the small aromatic seed used whole or ground as a spice.
Jeera comes from Hindi and appears constantly on Indian menus and in recipes, where cooks temper it in hot oil at the start of a dish to release its flavour. Whole jeera looks like a thin, ridged seed and tastes warm and slightly bitter, while ground jeera is a staple in curry powders and spice blends. English speakers outside India increasingly meet the word jeera on restaurant menus and recipe sites rather than in everyday conversation.
How JEERA is used
Common in Indian English and in recipes describing South Asian cooking, less familiar in other varieties of English.
- The cook dropped a spoon of jeera into the hot ghee before adding the onions.
- Ground jeera gives the soup its earthy, warm undertone.
- The recipe called for a teaspoon of whole jeera toasted in a dry pan.
- She keeps a jar of jeera next to the turmeric in her spice rack.
- Jeera rice is flavoured with cumin seeds fried in butter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JEERA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in JEERA
Common questions about JEERA
- Is JEERA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JEERA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JEERA worth?
- JEERA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JEERA mean?
- An Indian English word for cumin, the small aromatic seed used whole or ground as a spice.
- What letters can be added to JEERA?
- No single letter can be added to JEERA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JEERA:
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