JESTFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. JESTFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JESTFUL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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 JESTFUL is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JESTFUL
No single letter turns JESTFUL into another word.
How JESTFUL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JESTFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,737 thousand.
What does JESTFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Fond of joking or full of playful humour.
Jestful is a rare, slightly literary word for a person or mood that leans toward teasing and fun. It is built from jest plus the ending that means full of. A jestful remark is meant to amuse rather than to hurt, though context decides how it lands.
How JESTFUL is used
Jestful is a rare, literary adjective for a joking or playful manner.
- The jestful old sailor kept the crew laughing.
- She answered in a jestful tone that put everyone at ease.
- His jestful mood lifted the whole dinner.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JESTFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in JESTFUL
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Common questions about JESTFUL
- Is JESTFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JESTFUL, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JESTFUL worth?
- JESTFUL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JESTFUL mean?
- Fond of joking or full of playful humour.
- What letters can be added to JESTFUL?
- No single letter can be added to JESTFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JESTFUL:
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