JESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. JESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JESS?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JESS is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JESS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jesseChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How JESS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does JESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A short strap fastened to a hawk's leg.
Jesses stay on a trained hawk permanently and carry the swivel and leash, which is why a bird can be tethered in a second. Shakespeare uses the word, and that is how it survived outside falconry.
How JESS is used
Countable, usually plural: jesses.
- A jess stays on the bird between flights.
- The word jess survived because Shakespeare used it.
- Two jesses and a swivel between them.
- A hawk is tethered by the jess and not the foot.
- Falconry keeps the word jess and nothing else does.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JESS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JESS
13 longer words begin with JESS.
Shorter words from the letters in JESS
Common questions about JESS
- Is JESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JESS worth?
- JESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JESS mean?
- A short strap fastened to a hawk's leg.
- What letters can be added to JESS?
- JESS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JESS:
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