JUNIPER is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. JUNIPER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JUNIPER?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JUNIPER is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JUNIPER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
junipersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JUNIPER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JUNIPER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does JUNIPER mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
An evergreen shrub or small tree with needle-like leaves and bluish-purple berry-like cones, used to flavour gin.
Juniper grows on dry hillsides and rocky ground across the northern hemisphere. Its dried cones are a spice in cooking, and they also give gin its sharp, piney taste.
How JUNIPER is used
Cooks say juniper for the berries and gardeners say juniper for the whole plant.
- The slope was covered with low juniper and heather.
- The recipe calls for a few crushed juniper berries.
- A twisted juniper clung to the cliff edge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JUNIPER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JUNIPER
1 longer words begin with JUNIPER.
Shorter words from the letters in JUNIPER
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Common questions about JUNIPER
- Is JUNIPER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JUNIPER, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JUNIPER worth?
- JUNIPER is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JUNIPER mean?
- An evergreen shrub or small tree with needle-like leaves and bluish-purple berry-like cones, used to flavour gin.
- What letters can be added to JUNIPER?
- JUNIPER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JUNIPER:
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