JUGULAR is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. JUGULAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JUGULAR?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JUGULAR is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JUGULAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jugularsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JUGULAR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JUGULAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,117 thousand.
What does JUGULAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
One of the large veins in the neck that carry blood from the head back to the heart.
There are internal and external jugular veins on each side of the neck. In everyday speech, to go for the jugular means to attack an opponent's weakest point with force, a figure of speech drawn from the vein's vulnerability.
How JUGULAR is used
Jugular is a medical term for the neck vein, and a figure of speech for a vital weak spot.
- The nurse found the jugular and checked the patient's pulse there.
- The lawyer went straight for the jugular during cross-examination.
- A cut to the jugular is a serious emergency.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JUGULAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JUGULAR
1 longer words begin with JUGULAR.
Shorter words from the letters in JUGULAR
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Common questions about JUGULAR
- Is JUGULAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JUGULAR, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JUGULAR worth?
- JUGULAR is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JUGULAR mean?
- One of the large veins in the neck that carry blood from the head back to the heart.
- What letters can be added to JUGULAR?
- JUGULAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JUGULAR:
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