JOVIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. JOVIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOVIAL?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOVIAL is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOVIAL
No single letter turns JOVIAL into another word.
How JOVIAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in JOVIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does JOVIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Friendly and in a good mood, often with a hearty sense of fun.
A jovial person tends to joke, laugh and put others at ease. The word also carries an old link to the planet Jupiter, but that astrological sense is now rare.
How JOVIAL is used
Jovial is used to describe people, moods and gatherings.
- Our jovial host kept the table laughing all evening.
- She was in a jovial mood after the good news.
- The jovial old man handed out sweets to the children.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOVIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JOVIAL
7 longer words begin with JOVIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in JOVIAL
Common questions about JOVIAL
- Is JOVIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOVIAL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOVIAL worth?
- JOVIAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOVIAL mean?
- Friendly and in a good mood, often with a hearty sense of fun.
- What letters can be added to JOVIAL?
- No single letter can be added to JOVIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of JOVIAL:
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