JOTTY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. JOTTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOTTY?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOTTY is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOTTY
No single letter turns JOTTY into another word.
How JOTTY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JOTTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 313,698.
What stands out about JOTTY
- The letters of JOTTY run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does JOTTY mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A note or memorandum written down quickly, without much care for neatness.
A jotty captures a thought before it disappears, so it is usually short, hurried and lacking full sentences. People write a jotty on whatever paper is at hand rather than in a proper notebook. The word itself is rarely used today, though the habit it describes remains common in everyday life.
How JOTTY is used
Rare and somewhat old-fashioned; a quick note or memo is now the more usual phrasing.
- He scribbled a jotty on the back of an envelope.
- Her jotty about the meeting was barely legible.
- The jotty reminded him to buy milk on the way home.
- I found an old jotty tucked inside the book.
- A quick jotty saved the idea before it slipped away.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOTTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in JOTTY
Common questions about JOTTY
- Is JOTTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOTTY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOTTY worth?
- JOTTY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOTTY mean?
- A note or memorandum written down quickly, without much care for neatness.
- What letters can be added to JOTTY?
- No single letter can be added to JOTTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JOTTY:
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