JOKER is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. JOKER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOKER?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOKER is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOKER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jokersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JOKER scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JOKER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does JOKER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who makes jokes, or the extra playing card, usually depicting a jester, included in a deck for use as a wild card in many games.
A joker can refer to a person who enjoys telling jokes or clowning around, often as the group's source of humour. In cards, the joker is a special card added to a standard fifty-two card deck, and it frequently pictures a court jester or fool. Many games ignore the joker entirely, while others use it as a wild card that can stand in for any other card. The word can also describe someone regarded as untrustworthy or foolish, depending on tone and context.
How JOKER is used
Common in everyday speech about card games and about people who joke, with a more critical shade when used to call someone unreliable.
- He shuffled the joker back into the deck before dealing.
- Everyone in the office calls him the joker because he never stops laughing.
- The rules of the game treat the joker as a wild card.
- She drew the joker on her first turn and grinned.
- Nobody trusted the joker with the final decision.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOKER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JOKER
1 longer words begin with JOKER.
Shorter words from the letters in JOKER
Common questions about JOKER
- Is JOKER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOKER, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOKER worth?
- JOKER is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOKER mean?
- A person who makes jokes, or the extra playing card, usually depicting a jester, included in a deck for use as a wild card in many games.
- What letters can be added to JOKER?
- JOKER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JOKER:
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