JILT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. JILT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JILT?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JILT is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JILT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jiltsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JILT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JILT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does JILT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To abandon a lover suddenly and callously.
Jilt began as a noun for a woman who did it and became a verb applied to either sex. Its origin is probably a form of a personal name, which makes it another name turned into a common word.
How JILT is used
Jilted, jilting. Also a noun.
- She jilted him a fortnight before the wedding.
- The word jilt was a noun before it was a verb.
- A jilted party keeps the presents in some jurisdictions.
- Jilt probably comes from a personal name.
- Two people jilted by the same person in one year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JILT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JILT
5 longer words begin with JILT.
Shorter words from the letters in JILT
Common questions about JILT
- Is JILT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JILT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JILT worth?
- JILT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JILT mean?
- To abandon a lover suddenly and callously.
- What letters can be added to JILT?
- JILT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JILT:
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