JEHU is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. JEHU 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 JEHU?
| 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 JEHU is to know. It scores 14 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JEHU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jehusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JEHU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JEHU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does JEHU mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A fast or reckless driver.
Jehu was a king in the Book of Kings, recognised at a distance by the furious way he drove his chariot. The name became a common noun in the eighteenth century, when coaches had got fast enough for it to mean something.
How JEHU is used
Countable: a jehu, two jehus. Literary.
- A jehu on the coach road was a complaint and a compliment.
- The word jehu comes from a king in the Bible.
- He drove like a jehu and arrived first.
- Two jehus on the same stretch is a collision.
- Jehu became a common noun in the 1700s.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JEHU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JEHU
1 longer words begin with JEHU.
Shorter words from the letters in JEHU
Common questions about JEHU
- Is JEHU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JEHU, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JEHU worth?
- JEHU is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JEHU mean?
- A fast or reckless driver.
- What letters can be added to JEHU?
- JEHU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JEHU:
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