JITNEY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. JITNEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JITNEY?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JITNEY is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JITNEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jitneysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JITNEY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in JITNEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does JITNEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A small bus or car that carries passengers for a low fare.
The jitney first meant a five-cent coin, and cars that charged that fare took the name. In many cities abroad such shared minibuses still fill gaps in public transport.
How JITNEY is used
Dated in the United States, still in use in other regions.
- We took a jitney from the station to the beach.
- The jitney was packed with workers heading home.
- A jitney stops at the corner every ten minutes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JITNEY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JITNEY
1 longer words begin with JITNEY.
Shorter words from the letters in JITNEY
Common questions about JITNEY
- Is JITNEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JITNEY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JITNEY worth?
- JITNEY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JITNEY mean?
- A small bus or car that carries passengers for a low fare.
- What letters can be added to JITNEY?
- JITNEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of JITNEY:
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