JIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. JIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JIVE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JIVE is to know. It scores 14 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JIVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JIVE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does JIVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A lively dance performed to swing music.
Jive meant deceptive talk before it meant dancing, and the two senses travelled together through the 1930s. The dance is what survived in Britain, while American English kept rather more of the talk.
How JIVE is used
Countable and uncountable. Also a verb.
- The jive came to Britain with American servicemen.
- The word jive meant talk before it meant dancing.
- They jived for three hours and neither could walk after.
- A jive in American slang can still mean nonsense.
- Two couples jived and the rest watched.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JIVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JIVE
8 longer words begin with JIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in JIVE
Common questions about JIVE
- Is JIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JIVE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JIVE worth?
- JIVE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JIVE mean?
- A lively dance performed to swing music.
- What letters can be added to JIVE?
- JIVE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JIVE:
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