JERID is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. JERID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JERID?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JERID is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JERID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jeridsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JERID scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JERID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does JERID mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A blunt wooden javelin thrown by riders in a traditional horseback game, and the game itself, historically played across the Middle East and North Africa.
Riders in the jerid game gallop toward each other in teams, throwing the blunt javelin and dodging the throws of their opponents, a test of horsemanship as much as aim. The sport has deep roots in Ottoman Turkish, Arab, and North African cultures, where it served as both entertainment and cavalry training. Historical travelers and writers described the jerid as a fast, sometimes dangerous display of skill performed at festivals and celebrations. The word is also spelled jereed in some older English accounts.
How JERID is used
A historical term, found mainly in accounts of traditional Middle Eastern and North African horsemanship and games.
- The horsemen raced across the field, throwing the jerid at one another.
- Old travel journals describe a lively jerid match held during the festival.
- He learned to catch a thrown jerid without breaking stride.
- Guards at the old court were skilled players of the jerid.
- Historians study the jerid as an example of traditional cavalry training.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JERID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JERID
1 longer words begin with JERID.
Words with JERID inside
4 words contain JERID in the middle. Words that start with JERID are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in JERID
Common questions about JERID
- Is JERID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JERID, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JERID worth?
- JERID is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JERID mean?
- A blunt wooden javelin thrown by riders in a traditional horseback game, and the game itself, historically played across the Middle East and North Africa.
- What letters can be added to JERID?
- JERID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JERID:
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