JUCO is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 13 points
Yes for Scrabble. JUCO is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept JUCO?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JUCO is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JUCO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jucosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JUCO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JUCO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,269.
What does JUCO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A junior college in the United States.
Juco is built from the first syllables of both words and is used chiefly about sport, where it names where a player goes before a university. It is one of very few American clippings that never reached Britain.
How JUCO is used
Countable: a juco, two jucos. American.
- A juco is where a player goes before a university.
- The word juco takes a syllable from each half.
- Two jucos in the same county competing for players.
- Juco is American and never crossed the Atlantic.
- A juco season is shorter than a university one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JUCO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JUCO
1 longer words begin with JUCO.
Shorter words from the letters in JUCO
Common questions about JUCO
- Is JUCO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JUCO is not in it.
- How many points is JUCO worth?
- JUCO is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JUCO mean?
- A junior college in the United States.
- What letters can be added to JUCO?
- JUCO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JUCO:
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