JERKIN is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. JERKIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JERKIN?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JERKIN is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JERKIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JERKIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in JERKIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What does JERKIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A close-fitting sleeveless jacket, often of leather.
Men wore a jerkin over a shirt in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and costume dramas still put one on every archer. It leaves the arms free.
How JERKIN is used
Historical clothing word, also used for costumes.
- The archer wore a leather jerkin.
- A wool jerkin kept him warm in the field.
- The actor laced up his jerkin before the scene.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JERKIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of JERKIN
The 6 tiles of JERKIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with JERKIN
8 longer words begin with JERKIN.
Shorter words from the letters in JERKIN
Common questions about JERKIN
- Is JERKIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JERKIN, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JERKIN worth?
- JERKIN is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JERKIN mean?
- A close-fitting sleeveless jacket, often of leather.
- What letters can be added to JERKIN?
- JERKIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of JERKIN:
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