JELUTONG is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. JELUTONG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JELUTONG?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JELUTONG is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JELUTONG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jelutongsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JELUTONG scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in JELUTONG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JELUTONG has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about JELUTONG
- All 8 letters of JELUTONG are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does JELUTONG mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tall Southeast Asian tree with pale, light timber, and the rubbery latex taken from it.
Jelutong wood is soft and even-grained, so carvers and model makers like it. The tree also yields a latex once used in chewing gum.
How JELUTONG is used
Used in botany, forestry and woodworking.
- The mask was carved from pale jelutong.
- Jelutong is easy to cut and sand.
- A jelutong in the forest can grow very tall.
- Latex from the jelutong was once collected for gum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JELUTONG and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JELUTONG
1 longer words begin with JELUTONG.
Shorter words from the letters in JELUTONG
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Common questions about JELUTONG
- Is JELUTONG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JELUTONG, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JELUTONG worth?
- JELUTONG is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JELUTONG mean?
- A tall Southeast Asian tree with pale, light timber, and the rubbery latex taken from it.
- What letters can be added to JELUTONG?
- JELUTONG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of JELUTONG:
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