JINN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. JINN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JINN?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JINN is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JINN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JINN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JINN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does JINN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A supernatural being in Arabian mythology.
Jinn is plural in Arabic and the singular is jinni, which English reversed by borrowing the plural first. Genie came through French from the same word, reshaped to match a Latin one it happened to resemble.
How JINN is used
Plural in Arabic; the singular is jinni.
- The jinn are not all hostile and not all helpful.
- The word jinn is plural in Arabic.
- English borrowed the plural jinn and used it as a singular.
- Genie and jinn are the same word by different routes.
- A jinn in folklore has free will, which is the point.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JINN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JINN
6 longer words begin with JINN.
Words ending in JINN
1 words end in JINN. Useful as a back hook: play JINN onto a word already on the board.
Words with JINN inside
3 words contain JINN in the middle. Words that start with JINN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in JINN
Common questions about JINN
- Is JINN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JINN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JINN worth?
- JINN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JINN mean?
- A supernatural being in Arabian mythology.
- What letters can be added to JINN?
- JINN takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JINN:
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