JOBLESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. JOBLESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOBLESS?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOBLESS is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOBLESS
No single letter turns JOBLESS into another word.
How JOBLESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JOBLESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,474 thousand.
What does JOBLESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Without paid work; unemployed.
Jobless is the plain, headline-friendly word, shorter than unemployed and used heavily in news about the economy. With the, it can also stand for the people themselves, as in help for the jobless.
How JOBLESS is used
Reporters write jobless in headlines and statistics, such as jobless claims.
- He was jobless for almost a year after the factory closed.
- The jobless rate fell slightly last month.
- The charity offers meals to the jobless every weekday.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOBLESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JOBLESS
2 longer words begin with JOBLESS.
Shorter words from the letters in JOBLESS
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Common questions about JOBLESS
- Is JOBLESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOBLESS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOBLESS worth?
- JOBLESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOBLESS mean?
- Without paid work; unemployed.
- What letters can be added to JOBLESS?
- No single letter can be added to JOBLESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JOBLESS:
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