JUJU is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. JUJU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JUJU?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JUJU is to know. It scores 18 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 2.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JUJU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jujusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JUJU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JUJU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 2 | 1 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. JUJU needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about JUJU
- Two Js in one word: JUJU doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- JUJU scores 18 points, more than twice the average for a 4-letter word (7.7).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does JUJU mean in Scrabble?
noun
A charm or fetish used in West African belief.
Juju names the object and the power inside it alike, and it reached English through traders on the Guinea coast. A separate juju is a Nigerian style of popular music, named after the tambourine used to play it.
How JUJU is used
Countable and uncountable.
- A juju protects the house and the person who made it.
- The word juju names the object and the power alike.
- Juju music is Nigerian and named after a drum.
- Two jujus in the same doorway is a precaution.
- English met juju through traders on the coast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JUJU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JUJU
9 longer words begin with JUJU.
Common questions about JUJU
- Is JUJU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JUJU, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JUJU worth?
- JUJU is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JUJU mean?
- A charm or fetish used in West African belief.
- What letters can be added to JUJU?
- JUJU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JUJU:
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