JOINTRESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. JOINTRESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOINTRESS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOINTRESS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOINTRESS
No single letter turns JOINTRESS into another word.
How JOINTRESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in JOINTRESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JOINTRESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does JOINTRESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
legalhistorical
A woman who holds property granted to her as a provision for widowhood.
A jointress was typically a widow living on an estate settled on her at marriage. The word belongs to old property law and appears chiefly in histories and period novels.
How JOINTRESS is used
Jointress is a rare legal and historical word.
- The dowager remained jointress of the manor until her death.
- As jointress she drew an income from the family lands.
- The lawyer explained that the jointress could not sell the estate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOINTRESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JOINTRESS
1 longer words begin with JOINTRESS.
Shorter words from the letters in JOINTRESS
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Common questions about JOINTRESS
- Is JOINTRESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOINTRESS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOINTRESS worth?
- JOINTRESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOINTRESS mean?
- A woman who holds property granted to her as a provision for widowhood.
- What letters can be added to JOINTRESS?
- No single letter can be added to JOINTRESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of JOINTRESS:
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