JEWIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. JEWIES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept JEWIES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JEWIES is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JEWIES
No single letter turns JEWIES into another word.
How JEWIES scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in JEWIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 250,853.
What does JEWIES mean in Scrabble?
JEWIES is the plural of JEWIE.
JEWIE(noun) — Australian slang for the jewfish, a large coastal food and sport fish also known as mulloway.
Shorter words from the letters in JEWIES
Common questions about JEWIES
- Is JEWIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JEWIES is not in it.
- How many points is JEWIES worth?
- JEWIES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to JEWIES?
- No single letter can be added to JEWIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of JEWIES:
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