JERBOA is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. JERBOA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JERBOA?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JERBOA is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JERBOA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jerboasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JERBOA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in JERBOA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does JERBOA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small desert rodent with long hind legs, a long tail and a habit of hopping.
A jerboa shelters in a burrow by day and feeds at night on seeds and insects. Its large ears and long back legs resemble those of a tiny kangaroo.
How JERBOA is used
Used in natural history and writing about deserts of Africa and Asia.
- A jerboa hopped across the sand in the moonlight.
- The jerboa spends the heat of the day underground.
- Her photograph of a jerboa won a prize.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JERBOA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JERBOA
1 longer words begin with JERBOA.
Shorter words from the letters in JERBOA
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Common questions about JERBOA
- Is JERBOA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JERBOA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JERBOA worth?
- JERBOA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JERBOA mean?
- A small desert rodent with long hind legs, a long tail and a habit of hopping.
- What letters can be added to JERBOA?
- JERBOA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of JERBOA:
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