JOINERY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. JOINERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOINERY?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOINERY is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOINERY
No single letter turns JOINERY into another word.
How JOINERY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JOINERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does JOINERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
The craft of making wooden fittings such as doors, windows, and stairs, or the work produced.
Joinery is the finer cousin of rough carpentry: pieces are cut so they fit together with tight joints. A joinery workshop turns out staircases, window frames, and panelled doors. The word also covers the finished wooden parts of a building taken together.
How JOINERY is used
Joinery is common in British English for skilled woodwork inside buildings.
- The old house had beautiful oak joinery throughout.
- He trained in joinery before opening his own shop.
- The staircase was a fine piece of joinery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOINERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in JOINERY
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Common questions about JOINERY
- Is JOINERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOINERY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOINERY worth?
- JOINERY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOINERY mean?
- The craft of making wooden fittings such as doors, windows, and stairs, or the work produced.
- What letters can be added to JOINERY?
- No single letter can be added to JOINERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JOINERY:
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