JOUNCY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. JOUNCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOUNCY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOUNCY is to know. It scores 18 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOUNCY
No single letter turns JOUNCY into another word.
How JOUNCY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in JOUNCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,552 thousand.
What does JOUNCY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Moving with a jolting, bouncing motion.
Jouncy describes rides over rough roads. The ride feels uneven rather than smooth.
How JOUNCY is used
Informal, for bumpy movement.
- The jouncy bus rattled over the potholes.
- We had a jouncy ride in the jeep.
- A jouncy cart carried the hay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOUNCY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in JOUNCY
Common questions about JOUNCY
- Is JOUNCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOUNCY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOUNCY worth?
- JOUNCY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOUNCY mean?
- Moving with a jolting, bouncing motion.
- What letters can be added to JOUNCY?
- No single letter can be added to JOUNCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of JOUNCY:
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