JEZEBEL is a valid Scrabble word — 25 points
Yes. JEZEBEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 29 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JEZEBEL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 70 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JEZEBEL is to know. It scores 25 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JEZEBEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jezebelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JEZEBEL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JEZEBEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,095 thousand.
What stands out about JEZEBEL
- JEZEBEL scores 25 points, more than twice the average for a 7-letter word (11.8).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does JEZEBEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A scheming, shameless woman, named after a wicked queen in the Bible.
The name comes from Jezebel, wife of King Ahab, whom the prophet Elijah denounced. Used as a common noun it is a harsh insult and often reflects older, judgmental attitudes, so it is best understood rather than repeated.
How JEZEBEL is used
Used in literary or old-fashioned contexts as a disapproving label for a woman.
- The preacher called her a jezebel from the pulpit.
- In the old novel, the villain is cast as a calculating jezebel.
- The word jezebel now sounds dated and unkind.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JEZEBEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JEZEBEL
1 longer words begin with JEZEBEL.
Shorter words from the letters in JEZEBEL
Common questions about JEZEBEL
- Is JEZEBEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JEZEBEL, where it scores 29 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JEZEBEL worth?
- JEZEBEL is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JEZEBEL mean?
- A scheming, shameless woman, named after a wicked queen in the Bible.
- What letters can be added to JEZEBEL?
- JEZEBEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JEZEBEL:
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