JIGJIG is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points

It depends on the list you play by. JIGJIG 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept JIGJIG?

Word power: 46 / 100

Our own measure of how useful JIGJIG is to know. It scores 22 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for JIGJIG

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How JIGJIG scores

Face value of the 6 tiles in JIGJIG, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. JIGJIG needs 1 blank tile.

What stands out about JIGJIG

• Two Js in one word: JIGJIG doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
• JIGJIG 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

Words starting with JIGJIG

1 longer words begin with JIGJIG.

Shorter words from the letters in JIGJIG

Common questions about JIGJIG

Is JIGJIG valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JIGJIG is not in it.

How many points is JIGJIG worth?

JIGJIG is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to JIGJIG?

JIGJIG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.