JERK is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. JERK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JERK?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JERK is to know. It scores 15 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JERK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JERK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JERK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does JERK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sudden sharp movement.
Jerk as an insult is American and from the 1930s, probably from jerkwater, a term for an unimportant town on a railway line. The Caribbean cooking sense is a wholly separate word, from a Quechua term for dried meat.
How JERK is used
Countable. Also a verb: jerked, jerking.
- The train started with a jerk and stopped with another.
- The word jerk as an insult probably comes from jerkwater.
- They jerked the rope and the whole thing came down.
- Jerk chicken is named from a Quechua word for dried meat.
- Two jerks of the handle and the pump ran.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JERK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JERK
20 longer words begin with JERK.
Words ending in JERK
1 words end in JERK. Useful as a back hook: play JERK onto a word already on the board.
Words with JERK inside
2 words contain JERK in the middle. Words that start with JERK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in JERK
Common questions about JERK
- Is JERK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JERK, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JERK worth?
- JERK is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JERK mean?
- A sudden sharp movement.
- What letters can be added to JERK?
- JERK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JERK:
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