JOLTHEAD is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. JOLTHEAD is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept JOLTHEAD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOLTHEAD is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOLTHEAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
joltheadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JOLTHEAD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in JOLTHEAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JOLTHEAD has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about JOLTHEAD
- All 8 letters of JOLTHEAD are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with JOLTHEAD
1 longer words begin with JOLTHEAD.
Shorter words from the letters in JOLTHEAD
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Common questions about JOLTHEAD
- Is JOLTHEAD valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JOLTHEAD is not in it.
- How many points is JOLTHEAD worth?
- JOLTHEAD is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to JOLTHEAD?
- JOLTHEAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of JOLTHEAD:
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