JITTERY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. JITTERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JITTERY?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JITTERY is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JITTERY
No single letter turns JITTERY into another word.
How JITTERY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JITTERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 823,434.
What does JITTERY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Nervous and unable to stay calm.
Jittery describes the shaky feeling before an exam, a flight, or too much coffee. It suggests small twitches of the body as well as a worried mind. Unlike a word such as scared, jittery points to restless energy rather than deep fear.
How JITTERY is used
Jittery is an informal adjective for a nervous, restless state.
- I always get jittery before a long flight.
- Three cups of coffee left him jittery all morning.
- The jittery markets reacted to every rumour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JITTERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in JITTERY
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Common questions about JITTERY
- Is JITTERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JITTERY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JITTERY worth?
- JITTERY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JITTERY mean?
- Nervous and unable to stay calm.
- What letters can be added to JITTERY?
- No single letter can be added to JITTERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JITTERY:
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