JOURNALESE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. JOURNALESE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOURNALESE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOURNALESE is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOURNALESE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
journalesesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JOURNALESE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in JOURNALESE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JOURNALESE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does JOURNALESE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The stale, formula-ridden style of writing often blamed on newspapers.
Journalese covers stock phrases and dramatic shorthand, such as a "shock" result or a "storm of protest". The word is usually a mild criticism, aimed at prose that sounds written by habit rather than thought.
How JOURNALESE is used
Journalese is used by editors and critics to complain about clichéd press writing.
- The editor struck out every line of journalese from the draft.
- Her novel read like journalese, full of ready-made phrases.
- Headlines in journalese promised a crisis every single week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOURNALESE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JOURNALESE
1 longer words begin with JOURNALESE.
Shorter words from the letters in JOURNALESE
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Common questions about JOURNALESE
- Is JOURNALESE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOURNALESE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOURNALESE worth?
- JOURNALESE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOURNALESE mean?
- The stale, formula-ridden style of writing often blamed on newspapers.
- What letters can be added to JOURNALESE?
- JOURNALESE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of JOURNALESE:
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