JEOPARD is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. JEOPARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JEOPARD?
| 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: 63 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JEOPARD is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JEOPARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JEOPARD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JEOPARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does JEOPARD mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To put something at risk of loss or harm.
Jeopard is an older form of the verb that today is more often jeopardize. You find jeopard in earlier writing, where a person might jeopard his fortune or his life on one gamble. The sense is the same: exposing something valuable to danger.
How JEOPARD is used
Jeopard is a dated verb; modern writers prefer jeopardize or endanger.
- He would not jeopard his good name for a small gain.
- The captain refused to jeopard the ship in the storm.
- Rash words may jeopard the whole treaty.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JEOPARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JEOPARD
19 longer words begin with JEOPARD.
Shorter words from the letters in JEOPARD
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Common questions about JEOPARD
- Is JEOPARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JEOPARD, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JEOPARD worth?
- JEOPARD is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JEOPARD mean?
- To put something at risk of loss or harm.
- What letters can be added to JEOPARD?
- JEOPARD takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JEOPARD:
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