JIT is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. JIT 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 12 points there.
Which word lists accept JIT?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JIT is to know. It scores 10 from 3 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JIT
No single letter turns JIT into another word.
How JIT scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in JIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,994.
What does JIT mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A fast, guitar-driven style of popular dance music that developed in Zimbabwe.
Jit built its energy from rapid interlocking guitar lines and driving drums, and bands playing it filled dance floors across Zimbabwe from the 1970s onward before the style reached wider international audiences. The name is now used for both the music and the dancing that goes with it.
How JIT is used
Used chiefly in writing about African popular music.
- The band's new album leaned heavily on jit rhythms.
- Dancers filled the floor the moment the jit started.
- He grew up listening to jit on the radio in Harare.
- The festival closed with an hour of live jit.
- Her guitar style borrows the fast picking typical of jit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JIT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JIT
15 longer words begin with JIT.
Words ending in JIT
1 words end in JIT. Useful as a back hook: play JIT onto a word already on the board.
Words with JIT inside
11 words contain JIT in the middle. Words that start with JIT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in JIT
Common questions about JIT
- Is JIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JIT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JIT worth?
- JIT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JIT mean?
- A fast, guitar-driven style of popular dance music that developed in Zimbabwe.
- What letters can be added to JIT?
- No single letter can be added to JIT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of JIT:
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