JEFE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. JEFE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JEFE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JEFE is to know. It scores 14 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JEFE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jefesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JEFE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JEFE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,706.
What does JEFE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A boss or a chief.
Jefe is Spanish and entered American English along the Mexican border, where it is used half seriously about anybody in charge. It comes from the same French root that produced chief and chef.
How JEFE is used
Countable: a jefe, two jefes.
- The jefe decided and nobody argued.
- The word jefe is Spanish for a chief.
- Jefe, chief and chef share one root.
- Two jefes on the same site is one too many.
- Calling somebody jefe is half a joke.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JEFE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JEFE
1 longer words begin with JEFE.
Shorter words from the letters in JEFE
Common questions about JEFE
- Is JEFE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JEFE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JEFE worth?
- JEFE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JEFE mean?
- A boss or a chief.
- What letters can be added to JEFE?
- JEFE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JEFE:
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