JOYRIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. JOYRIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOYRIDE?
| 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: 64 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOYRIDE is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOYRIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JOYRIDE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JOYRIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does JOYRIDE mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To go for a fast, reckless drive for fun, often in a stolen vehicle.
To joyride suggests excitement without any destination, and the word is often tied to teenagers and stolen cars. In a lighter sense it can simply mean a thrilling spin in a friend car.
How JOYRIDE is used
Informal; as a noun it names the ride itself.
- The boys planned to joyride around town until midnight.
- Police caught two teenagers who would joyride in cars taken from the lot.
- She loved to joyride along the coast road with the windows down.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOYRIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JOYRIDE
3 longer words begin with JOYRIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in JOYRIDE
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Common questions about JOYRIDE
- Is JOYRIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOYRIDE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOYRIDE worth?
- JOYRIDE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOYRIDE mean?
- To go for a fast, reckless drive for fun, often in a stolen vehicle.
- What letters can be added to JOYRIDE?
- JOYRIDE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JOYRIDE:
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