JOCULAR is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. JOCULAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOCULAR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOCULAR is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOCULAR
No single letter turns JOCULAR into another word.
How JOCULAR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JOCULAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does JOCULAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Fond of joking, or said in a playful and humorous way.
Jocular describes a mood or a remark that is lightly teasing rather than sharp. It suggests good-natured banter, so a jocular tone eases a tense meeting instead of making it worse.
How JOCULAR is used
Writers choose jocular for people, tone, remarks and moods that are cheerfully humorous.
- The old doctor had a jocular manner that calmed nervous patients.
- He gave a jocular reply and the room relaxed.
- The speech opened on a jocular note.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOCULAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JOCULAR
3 longer words begin with JOCULAR.
Shorter words from the letters in JOCULAR
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Common questions about JOCULAR
- Is JOCULAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOCULAR, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOCULAR worth?
- JOCULAR is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOCULAR mean?
- Fond of joking, or said in a playful and humorous way.
- What letters can be added to JOCULAR?
- No single letter can be added to JOCULAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JOCULAR:
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