JUKE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. JUKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JUKE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JUKE is to know. It scores 15 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JUKE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JUKE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JUKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 81,692.
What does JUKE mean in Scrabble?
verb
informalNorth American
To make a deceptive move to get past an opponent.
Juke came into American English from Gullah, where the word meant disorderly, and the juke joint took its name from the same root. The jukebox followed, which is how a machine ended up named after a bad reputation.
How JUKE is used
Juked, jukes. Chiefly American sport.
- He juked the defender and walked in.
- The word juke came into English from Gullah.
- A juke joint was named from a word meaning disorderly.
- The jukebox takes its name from juke.
- Two jukes in the same move is showing off.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JUKE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JUKE
4 longer words begin with JUKE.
Shorter words from the letters in JUKE
Common questions about JUKE
- Is JUKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JUKE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JUKE worth?
- JUKE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JUKE mean?
- To make a deceptive move to get past an opponent.
- What letters can be added to JUKE?
- JUKE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JUKE:
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