JIGGING is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. JIGGING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JIGGING?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JIGGING is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JIGGING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jiggingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JIGGING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JIGGING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 3 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 74,109 thousand.
What does JIGGING mean in Scrabble?
noun
The act of dancing a jig, bobbing up and down, or fishing with a jig.
Jigging can mean a lively dance, quick jerky movement, or a style of angling in which the lure is moved up and down in the water. In workshops it also refers to holding a piece in a jig while it is cut or drilled. The common thread is a short repeated motion.
How JIGGING is used
Jigging is used for dancing, for a fishing method, and for work done in a jig.
- Jigging for squid is popular off the pier at night.
- The children went jigging across the kitchen floor.
- Jigging the lure slowly near the bottom brought a strike.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JIGGING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JIGGING
1 longer words begin with JIGGING.
Shorter words from the letters in JIGGING
Common questions about JIGGING
- Is JIGGING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JIGGING, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JIGGING worth?
- JIGGING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JIGGING mean?
- The act of dancing a jig, bobbing up and down, or fishing with a jig.
- What letters can be added to JIGGING?
- JIGGING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JIGGING:
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