JIGGY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. JIGGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JIGGY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JIGGY is to know. It scores 17 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JIGGY
No single letter turns JIGGY into another word.
How JIGGY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JIGGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,394 thousand.
What does JIGGY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalslang
Lively, energetic and eager to dance, especially in a way that is stylish or confidently playful.
Jiggy became widely known through 1990s popular music describing dancing with loose, energetic hips and swagger. It later spread into everyday informal speech for anyone acting bold, playful or flirtatious.
How JIGGY is used
Informal slang, associated with 1990s hip-hop culture; sounds dated if used seriously today.
- The whole room got jiggy once the music started.
- He felt jiggy after his team won the match.
- She danced a jiggy little step across the kitchen.
- The song told everyone to get jiggy with it.
- Kids at the party turned jiggy the moment the beat dropped.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JIGGY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in JIGGY
Common questions about JIGGY
- Is JIGGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JIGGY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JIGGY worth?
- JIGGY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JIGGY mean?
- Lively, energetic and eager to dance, especially in a way that is stylish or confidently playful.
- What letters can be added to JIGGY?
- No single letter can be added to JIGGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JIGGY:
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