JETE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. JETE 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 JETE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JETE is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JETE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jetesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JETE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JETE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,902.
What does JETE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A leap in ballet from one foot to the other.
Jete is French for thrown, describing the leg rather than the dancer. Ballet kept French for its whole vocabulary because the court that codified it spoke French, and no translation has ever taken hold.
How JETE is used
Countable: a jete, two jetes.
- A jete lands on the other foot by definition.
- The word jete is French for thrown.
- Two jetes across the stage and one bad landing.
- Ballet uses French for everything, and jete is one word of it.
- A grand jete covers most of the stage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JETE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JETE
1 longer words begin with JETE.
Shorter words from the letters in JETE
Common questions about JETE
- Is JETE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JETE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JETE worth?
- JETE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JETE mean?
- A leap in ballet from one foot to the other.
- What letters can be added to JETE?
- JETE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JETE:
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