JEZAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. JEZAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JEZAIL?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JEZAIL is to know. It scores 22 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JEZAIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jezailsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JEZAIL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in JEZAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What stands out about JEZAIL
- JEZAIL scores 22 points, more than twice the average for a 6-letter word (10.5).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does JEZAIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A long, heavy musket once used by tribesmen of Afghanistan and neighbouring regions.
It was a long-barrelled weapon, often with a decorated stock, and it was famous for its range. British accounts of nineteenth-century campaigns mention it often. Few readers meet jezail outside history books and old war stories.
How JEZAIL is used
Used in military history and adventure fiction set in Central Asia.
- The hillsman raised his jezail and took careful aim.
- A jezail hung above the fireplace as a souvenir of the campaign.
- The museum displayed a jezail with an engraved stock.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JEZAIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JEZAIL
1 longer words begin with JEZAIL.
Shorter words from the letters in JEZAIL
Common questions about JEZAIL
- Is JEZAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JEZAIL, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JEZAIL worth?
- JEZAIL is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JEZAIL mean?
- A long, heavy musket once used by tribesmen of Afghanistan and neighbouring regions.
- What letters can be added to JEZAIL?
- JEZAIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of JEZAIL:
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