JUNTA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. JUNTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JUNTA?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JUNTA is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JUNTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
juntasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JUNTA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JUNTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does JUNTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A group of military officers or other leaders who govern a country, especially after seizing power by force.
A junta typically takes control after a coup, replacing an elected or previous government with rule by a small committee rather than by a single dictator. The word came into English from Spanish and Portuguese, where it originally meant simply a council or board, and it kept that neutral sense longer in those languages than it has in English. In current usage the junta is almost always associated with authoritarian rule imposed by the military, rather than with any lawfully elected body.
How JUNTA is used
Common in news and political writing about countries under military rule; it usually carries a negative or critical tone.
- The junta suspended the constitution within days of taking power.
- Foreign governments refused to recognise the new junta.
- Members of the junta were mostly senior army generals.
- Protesters demanded that the junta hand power back to civilians.
- The junta ruled by decree for nearly a decade before elections were allowed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JUNTA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of JUNTA
The 5 tiles of JUNTA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with JUNTA
1 longer words begin with JUNTA.
Shorter words from the letters in JUNTA
Common questions about JUNTA
- Is JUNTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JUNTA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JUNTA worth?
- JUNTA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JUNTA mean?
- A group of military officers or other leaders who govern a country, especially after seizing power by force.
- What letters can be added to JUNTA?
- JUNTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JUNTA:
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