JOEY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. JOEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOEY?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOEY is to know. It scores 14 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
joeysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JOEY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JOEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does JOEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australian
A young kangaroo.
Joey is Australian and its origin is unknown, although it was recorded as early as the 1830s. It is used about the young of any marsupial and not only kangaroos, which surprises most people outside Australia.
How JOEY is used
Countable: a joey, two joeys.
- A joey stays in the pouch for months after birth.
- The word joey covers any young marsupial.
- Two joeys in one pouch is not possible.
- The origin of joey is unknown.
- A koala has a joey as much as a kangaroo does.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JOEY
1 longer words begin with JOEY.
Shorter words from the letters in JOEY
Common questions about JOEY
- Is JOEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOEY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOEY worth?
- JOEY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOEY mean?
- A young kangaroo.
- What letters can be added to JOEY?
- JOEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JOEY:
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