JOURNO is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. JOURNO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOURNO?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOURNO is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOURNO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
journosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JOURNO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in JOURNO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 295,648.
What does JOURNO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A journalist, in casual speech.
Journo is a clipped, friendly or sometimes faintly mocking shorthand used among reporters themselves and by people who deal with the press. It is most at home in British, Australian and New Zealand English, and it appears far more in conversation and in newsroom talk than in formal print. The plural is journos.
How JOURNO is used
Informal; avoid in formal writing, where journalist is expected.
- A young journo from the local paper was waiting outside the court.
- Every journo in the room wanted the first question.
- He started out as a cadet journo on a small country weekly.
- The press officer knew the journo well enough to call her by her first name.
- Being a journo means learning to write fast and check faster.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOURNO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JOURNO
1 longer words begin with JOURNO.
Shorter words from the letters in JOURNO
Common questions about JOURNO
- Is JOURNO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOURNO, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOURNO worth?
- JOURNO is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOURNO mean?
- A journalist, in casual speech.
- What letters can be added to JOURNO?
- JOURNO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of JOURNO:
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