JUKU is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. JUKU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JUKU?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JUKU is to know. It scores 15 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 2.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JUKU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jukusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JUKU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JUKU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 653,538.
What does JUKU mean in Scrabble?
noun
A private cramming school in Japan.
Juku run in the evenings and at weekends alongside ordinary school, and a large share of Japanese children attend one. The word means a private place of learning and is centuries older than the system it now describes.
How JUKU is used
Countable: a juku, two jukus.
- A juku meets after ordinary school has finished.
- The word juku means a private place of learning.
- Two jukus on the same street competing for the same pupils.
- Most Japanese children attend a juku at some stage.
- A juku is private and an ordinary school is not.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JUKU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JUKU
1 longer words begin with JUKU.
Common questions about JUKU
- Is JUKU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JUKU, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JUKU worth?
- JUKU is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JUKU mean?
- A private cramming school in Japan.
- What letters can be added to JUKU?
- JUKU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JUKU:
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