JETON is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. JETON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JETON?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JETON is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JETON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jetonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JETON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JETON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does JETON mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicaltechnical
A small metal or plastic token used in place of a coin, especially for gambling chips, vending machines, telephones or transport fares.
A jeton is a stand-in for currency, sized and shaped to fit a particular slot machine, turnstile or gaming table rather than to serve as everyday money. European public telephones and metro systems once issued jetons to riders and callers before magnetic cards and digital payment replaced them. Casinos still use the word for certain gambling chips, particularly in French-speaking countries where the term originated. Collectors of old jetons study them much like coins, since designs and materials changed considerably over the centuries a jeton was in common use.
How JETON is used
Used historically and in specialist writing for tokens substituting for coins, especially in French-speaking countries.
- She dropped a jeton into the old telephone box.
- The casino exchanged cash for each jeton at the gaming table.
- Commuters once needed a jeton to pass through the metro turnstile.
- The collector displayed a tray of antique jeton pieces from the 1900s.
- A vending machine in the station still accepted the old jeton.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JETON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JETON
1 longer words begin with JETON.
Shorter words from the letters in JETON
Common questions about JETON
- Is JETON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JETON, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JETON worth?
- JETON is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JETON mean?
- A small metal or plastic token used in place of a coin, especially for gambling chips, vending machines, telephones or transport fares.
- What letters can be added to JETON?
- JETON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JETON:
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