JOKEY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. JOKEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOKEY?
| 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 JOKEY is to know. It scores 19 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOKEY
No single letter turns JOKEY into another word.
How JOKEY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JOKEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 392,122.
What stands out about JOKEY
- JOKEY scores 19 points, more than twice the average for a 5-letter word (9.2).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does JOKEY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Fond of joking, or done in a light-hearted, humorous way.
A jokey remark or a jokey person treats a situation playfully rather than seriously. The tone is often used to lighten the mood rather than to make a serious point.
How JOKEY is used
Common informal adjective describing tone or personality.
- He gave a jokey reply instead of a real answer.
- Her jokey manner put the nervous students at ease.
- The email had a jokey tone that some readers missed.
- They exchanged jokey insults all through dinner.
- It was meant as a jokey comment, not a real complaint.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOKEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in JOKEY
Common questions about JOKEY
- Is JOKEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOKEY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOKEY worth?
- JOKEY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOKEY mean?
- Fond of joking, or done in a light-hearted, humorous way.
- What letters can be added to JOKEY?
- No single letter can be added to JOKEY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JOKEY:
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