JEOPARDOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. JEOPARDOUS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept JEOPARDOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JEOPARDOUS is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JEOPARDOUS
No single letter turns JEOPARDOUS into another word.
How JEOPARDOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in JEOPARDOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JEOPARDOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with JEOPARDOUS
1 longer words begin with JEOPARDOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in JEOPARDOUS
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Common questions about JEOPARDOUS
- Is JEOPARDOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JEOPARDOUS is not in it.
- How many points is JEOPARDOUS worth?
- JEOPARDOUS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to JEOPARDOUS?
- No single letter can be added to JEOPARDOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of JEOPARDOUS:
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