JINGS is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. JINGS is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 17 points there.
Which word lists accept JINGS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JINGS is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JINGS
No single letter turns JINGS into another word.
How JINGS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What does JINGS mean in Scrabble?
interjection
Scots
A mild Scots exclamation of surprise or shock.
Jings is a Scots interjection, close in force to gosh or goodness, and it lets a speaker register sudden surprise without swearing outright. It often appears alongside other exclamations in a doubled string, a pattern familiar from Scottish comic writing. The word has no literal meaning of its own; its whole job is to carry tone and emotion at the start of a sentence. Because it sounds distinctly Scottish, jings is rarely used outside Scotland or writing that imitates Scots speech.
How JINGS is used
Informal Scots speech and dialogue written to sound Scottish; not used in standard or formal English.
- Jings, he said, staring at the size of the fish.
- She let out a jings when the door slammed shut.
- The comic strip has the character shout jings on nearly every page.
- Jings, that wind is cold the moment you step outside.
- He muttered jings under his breath at the surprising bill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JINGS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in JINGS
Common questions about JINGS
- Is JINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JINGS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JINGS worth?
- JINGS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JINGS mean?
- A mild Scots exclamation of surprise or shock.
- What letters can be added to JINGS?
- No single letter can be added to JINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JINGS:
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