JESSANT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. JESSANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JESSANT?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JESSANT is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JESSANT
No single letter turns JESSANT into another word.
How JESSANT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JESSANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What does JESSANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
heraldry
In heraldry, shown springing or growing out of something.
A heraldic artist calls a figure jessant when it appears to rise from another charge, such as a flower rising from a crown. The term belongs to the formal language used to describe coats of arms. It is almost never heard outside that setting.
How JESSANT is used
Jessant is a blazon term found in descriptions of coats of arms.
- The shield showed a lion jessant from a ducal coronet.
- A rose jessant from the wreath was painted in red.
- The herald described the plant as jessant from the mound.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JESSANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in JESSANT
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Common questions about JESSANT
- Is JESSANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JESSANT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JESSANT worth?
- JESSANT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JESSANT mean?
- In heraldry, shown springing or growing out of something.
- What letters can be added to JESSANT?
- No single letter can be added to JESSANT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JESSANT:
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