JONQUIL is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. JONQUIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 28 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JONQUIL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 64 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JONQUIL is to know. It scores 23 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JONQUIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jonquilsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JONQUIL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JONQUIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does JONQUIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A kind of narcissus with several small, sweet-smelling yellow flowers on one stem and rush-like leaves.
The jonquil flowers in spring and is grown in gardens for its scent. Its name has also given English a pale yellow colour term.
How JONQUIL is used
Jonquil is a gardening word, sometimes used loosely for any yellow daffodil.
- A jonquil bloomed beside the garden gate.
- The room smelled of cut jonquil in a glass jar.
- She chose a jonquil yellow for the curtains.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JONQUIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JONQUIL
1 longer words begin with JONQUIL.
Shorter words from the letters in JONQUIL
Common questions about JONQUIL
- Is JONQUIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JONQUIL, where it scores 28 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JONQUIL worth?
- JONQUIL is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JONQUIL mean?
- A kind of narcissus with several small, sweet-smelling yellow flowers on one stem and rush-like leaves.
- What letters can be added to JONQUIL?
- JONQUIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JONQUIL:
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