JERKY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. JERKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JERKY?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JERKY is to know. It scores 19 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JERKY
No single letter turns JERKY into another word.
How JERKY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JERKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
What stands out about JERKY
- JERKY scores 19 points, more than twice the average for a 5-letter word (9.2).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does JERKY mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
Meat, especially beef, that has been cut into strips and dried or smoked for long storage.
Jerky is made by removing most of the moisture from thin strips of meat. This process lets it be kept for months without refrigeration, and the result is eaten as a chewy snack.
How JERKY is used
Common as a snack food term, especially in North American English.
- He packed a bag of beef jerky for the hike.
- The jerky was salty and tough enough to chew for minutes.
- She dries her own turkey jerky in a home dehydrator.
- The store sold spicy jerky in small foil packets.
- Jerky keeps for weeks without going bad.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JERKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in JERKY
Common questions about JERKY
- Is JERKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JERKY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JERKY worth?
- JERKY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JERKY mean?
- Meat, especially beef, that has been cut into strips and dried or smoked for long storage.
- What letters can be added to JERKY?
- No single letter can be added to JERKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JERKY:
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