JOUISANCE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. JOUISANCE 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept JOUISANCE?
| 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 JOUISANCE is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOUISANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jouisancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JOUISANCE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in JOUISANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JOUISANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about JOUISANCE
- All 9 letters of JOUISANCE are different — nothing repeats.
- JOUISANCE runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- JOUISANCE contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with JOUISANCE
1 longer words begin with JOUISANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in JOUISANCE
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Common questions about JOUISANCE
- Is JOUISANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JOUISANCE is not in it.
- How many points is JOUISANCE worth?
- JOUISANCE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to JOUISANCE?
- JOUISANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of JOUISANCE:
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