JODELS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. JODELS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept JODELS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JODELS is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JODELS
No single letter turns JODELS into another word.
How JODELS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in JODELS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 194,019.
What does JODELS mean in Scrabble?
JODELS is the present-tense form of JODEL used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in JODELS
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Common questions about JODELS
- Is JODELS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JODELS is not in it.
- How many points is JODELS worth?
- JODELS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to JODELS?
- No single letter can be added to JODELS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of JODELS:
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