JURANT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. JURANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JURANT?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JURANT is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JURANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jurantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JURANT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in JURANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does JURANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person who takes an oath.
A jurant is someone in the act of swearing, or who has sworn, a formal oath, and the word is built on the Latin verb iurare, to swear. It turns up chiefly in historical and legal discussion, for instance of those who swore allegiance to a church or crown. Everyday English prefers phrases such as the person taking the oath, so the term is now rare.
How JURANT is used
Rare and formal; found in historical or legal writing.
- Each jurant raised a hand and repeated the words after the clerk.
- The record names every jurant who swore on that day.
- A jurant who refused the oath could lose his post.
- The jurant stood before the magistrate and read the text aloud.
- Historians have counted the jurant names listed in the register.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JURANT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JURANT
1 longer words begin with JURANT.
Shorter words from the letters in JURANT
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Common questions about JURANT
- Is JURANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JURANT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JURANT worth?
- JURANT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JURANT mean?
- A person who takes an oath.
- What letters can be added to JURANT?
- JURANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of JURANT:
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