JEREMIAD is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. JEREMIAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JEREMIAD?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JEREMIAD is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JEREMIAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jeremiadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JEREMIAD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in JEREMIAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JEREMIAD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does JEREMIAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A long, mournful complaint or prophecy of doom.
The word recalls the prophet Jeremiah and his laments over his people's troubles. Critics use jeremiad for sermons or essays that see only decline and ruin.
How JEREMIAD is used
Jeremiad usually describes a speech or text that is bitter and gloomy.
- His editorial was a jeremiad against modern manners.
- The senator delivered a jeremiad on the national debt.
- She tired of her uncle's endless jeremiad.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JEREMIAD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JEREMIAD
1 longer words begin with JEREMIAD.
Shorter words from the letters in JEREMIAD
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Common questions about JEREMIAD
- Is JEREMIAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JEREMIAD, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JEREMIAD worth?
- JEREMIAD is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JEREMIAD mean?
- A long, mournful complaint or prophecy of doom.
- What letters can be added to JEREMIAD?
- JEREMIAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of JEREMIAD:
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