JEU is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. JEU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JEU?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JEU is to know. It scores 10 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JEU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jeuxChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How JEU scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in JEU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,369.
What does JEU mean in Scrabble?
noun
A game or a play, in French phrases used in English.
Jeu comes into English inside two borrowings and stays there: jeu d'esprit for a witty trifle and jeu de mots for a pun. Neither has an English equivalent carrying the same lightness, which is why writers keep reaching for the phrase instead of translating it.
How JEU is used
Only inside borrowed phrases — jeu d'esprit, jeu de mots.
- The essay is a jeu d'esprit and nobody pretends otherwise.
- He answered with a jeu de mots that took a moment to land.
- A jeu of that kind cannot be translated without killing it.
- The whole piece is a jeu and none the worse for it.
- The word jeu never appears in English on its own.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JEU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JEU
3 longer words begin with JEU.
Words with JEU inside
4 words contain JEU in the middle. Words that start with JEU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in JEU
Common questions about JEU
- Is JEU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JEU, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JEU worth?
- JEU is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JEU mean?
- A game or a play, in French phrases used in English.
- What letters can be added to JEU?
- JEU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of JEU:
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