JOTA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. JOTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOTA?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOTA is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jotasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JOTA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JOTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does JOTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A Spanish dance in triple time.
The jota is danced with castanets and differs so much between regions that two provinces barely share a step. The same word is the Spanish name for the letter J.
How JOTA is used
Countable: a jota, two jotas.
- A jota from Aragon is not a jota from Valencia.
- The word jota is also the Spanish name of a letter.
- Two jotas in the same programme sound unrelated.
- A jota is danced with castanets and in triple time.
- Every region has its own jota and defends it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOTA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of JOTA
The 4 tiles of JOTA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with JOTA
1 longer words begin with JOTA.
Shorter words from the letters in JOTA
Common questions about JOTA
- Is JOTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOTA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOTA worth?
- JOTA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOTA mean?
- A Spanish dance in triple time.
- What letters can be added to JOTA?
- JOTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JOTA:
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