JULIET is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. JULIET is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept JULIET?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JULIET is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JULIET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
julietsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JULIET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in JULIET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does JULIET mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A code word for the letter J, used in international radio and spelling alphabets.
Pilots, sailors, and radio operators say juliet instead of the bare letter J so that it cannot be confused with any other letter over a noisy channel, following the same phonetic alphabet that gives alpha for A and bravo for B. The spelling matches the name Juliet exactly, though the code word has no connection to the famous literary character of the same name.
How JULIET is used
Used in aviation, maritime, and radio communication.
- The pilot confirmed the tail number letter by letter, ending with juliet.
- Air traffic control repeated juliet to confirm the runway assignment.
- The operator spelled out the callsign using juliet for the J.
- He practiced the phonetic alphabet until juliet came automatically.
- The manual lists juliet among the standard code words for radio use.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JULIET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JULIET
1 longer words begin with JULIET.
Shorter words from the letters in JULIET
Common questions about JULIET
- Is JULIET valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JULIET is not in it.
- How many points is JULIET worth?
- JULIET is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JULIET mean?
- A code word for the letter J, used in international radio and spelling alphabets.
- What letters can be added to JULIET?
- JULIET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of JULIET:
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