JESSE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. JESSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JESSE?
| 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 JESSE is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JESSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JESSE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JESSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 190,120.
What does JESSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A short leather or fabric strap fastened around the leg of a trained hawk or falcon, used to secure it to a perch or the falconer's glove.
A jesse lets a falconer control and secure a hunting bird without harming its leg, looping snugly around the ankle so that a leash or swivel can be attached when the bird is not flying free. Falconers fit a jesse to each leg before training begins and check it regularly, since a badly fitted strap can injure the bird or slip off entirely. The word is closely related to jess, an older and equally accepted spelling for the very same piece of equipment. Traditional falconry manuals describe several styles of jesse, from simple field jesses to more elaborate types with metal fittings for permanent use.
How JESSE is used
A specialist term in falconry for the leg strap used to restrain and handle a trained hawk.
- The falconer checked each jesse before releasing the hawk.
- A worn jesse can snap and let the bird escape.
- He attached the leash to the jesse on the falcon's leg.
- The museum display included an antique leather jesse.
- She replaced the frayed jesse with a new one before the hunt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JESSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JESSE
4 longer words begin with JESSE.
Shorter words from the letters in JESSE
Common questions about JESSE
- Is JESSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JESSE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JESSE worth?
- JESSE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JESSE mean?
- A short leather or fabric strap fastened around the leg of a trained hawk or falcon, used to secure it to a perch or the falconer's glove.
- What letters can be added to JESSE?
- JESSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JESSE:
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