JINX is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. JINX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JINX?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JINX is to know. It scores 18 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JINX
No single letter turns JINX into another word.
How JINX scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JINX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 72,615.
What stands out about JINX
- JINX scores 18 points, more than twice the average for a 4-letter word (7.7).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does JINX mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person or thing that brings bad luck.
Jinx is American and dates from about 1911, probably from the Latin name of the wryneck, a bird once used in charms. Baseball spread the word before anybody outside the game had heard it.
How JINX is used
Countable. Also a verb: jinxed, jinxing.
- A jinx that lasted four seasons and then lifted.
- The word jinx probably comes from the name of a bird.
- They jinxed it by saying so out loud.
- Baseball spread jinx before anybody else used it.
- Two jinxes cannot cancel each other out.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JINX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JINX
3 longer words begin with JINX.
Words ending in JINX
1 words end in JINX. Useful as a back hook: play JINX onto a word already on the board.
Words with JINX inside
3 words contain JINX in the middle. Words that start with JINX are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in JINX
Common questions about JINX
- Is JINX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JINX, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JINX worth?
- JINX is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JINX mean?
- A person or thing that brings bad luck.
- What letters can be added to JINX?
- No single letter can be added to JINX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JINX:
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