JEST is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. JEST 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 JEST?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JEST is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JEST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jestsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JEST scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does JEST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A joke or a witty remark.
Jest first meant a heroic tale, from the same root as gesture, and narrowed to a joke across three centuries. A court jester was a paid professional, and the two words parted company entirely.
How JEST is used
Countable. Also a verb: jested, jesting.
- Said in jest and taken in earnest, as usual.
- The word jest first meant a heroic tale.
- They jested about it until somebody stopped laughing.
- A jester was paid and a jest is free.
- Jest and gesture come from one root.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JEST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of JEST
The 4 tiles of JEST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with JEST
12 longer words begin with JEST.
Words ending in JEST
1 words end in JEST. Useful as a back hook: play JEST onto a word already on the board.
Words with JEST inside
11 words contain JEST in the middle. Words that start with JEST are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in JEST
Common questions about JEST
- Is JEST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JEST, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JEST worth?
- JEST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JEST mean?
- A joke or a witty remark.
- What letters can be added to JEST?
- JEST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JEST:
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