JO is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. JO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JO?
| 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: 71 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JO is to know. It scores 9 from 2 tiles, takes 8 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How JO scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in JO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 619.
What stands out about JO
- Only 3 words of 2 letters carry a J, and JO is one of them.
- At 9 points, JO is among the ten highest-scoring 2-letter words we list.
- JO is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does JO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sweetheart or dear one. A Scots word kept alive by song.
How JO is used
- John Anderson, my jo, the old song begins.
- She called him her jo in front of everyone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JO and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JO
Showing 24 of 492 words that begin with JO.
Words ending in JO
9 words end in JO. Useful as a back hook: play JO onto a word already on the board.
Words with JO inside
Showing 24 of 348 words that contain JO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with JO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about JO
- Is JO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JO, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JO worth?
- JO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JO mean?
- A sweetheart or dear one. A Scots word kept alive by song.
- What letters can be added to JO?
- JO takes 8 hooks: 0 in front and 8 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of JO:
Open JO in the Word Finder