JOCKEYING is a valid Scrabble word — 26 points
Yes. JOCKEYING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 26 points in Scrabble and 30 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOCKEYING?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOCKEYING is to know. It scores 26 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOCKEYING
No single letter turns JOCKEYING into another word.
How JOCKEYING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in JOCKEYING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JOCKEYING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about JOCKEYING
- All 9 letters of JOCKEYING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does JOCKEYING mean in Scrabble?
JOCKEYING is the -ing form (present participle) of JOCKEY.
JOCKEY(verb) — To manoeuvre skilfully to gain a better position or advantage.
Shorter words from the letters in JOCKEYING
Showing 40 of 160. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about JOCKEYING
- Is JOCKEYING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOCKEYING, where it scores 30 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOCKEYING worth?
- JOCKEYING is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to JOCKEYING?
- No single letter can be added to JOCKEYING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of JOCKEYING:
Open JOCKEYING in the Word Finder