JORS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. JORS 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept JORS?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JORS is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JORS
No single letter turns JORS into another word.
How JORS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JORS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
Words ending in JORS
2 words end in JORS. Useful as a back hook: play JORS onto a word already on the board.
Words with JORS inside
2 words contain JORS in the middle. Words that start with JORS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in JORS
Common questions about JORS
- Is JORS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JORS is not in it.
- How many points is JORS worth?
- JORS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to JORS?
- No single letter can be added to JORS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JORS:
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