JURY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. JURY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JURY?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JURY is to know. It scores 14 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JURY
No single letter turns JURY into another word.
How JURY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JURY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 81,692.
What does JURY mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A body of people sworn to give a verdict.
Jury came from a French word meaning sworn, and the English one began as a group of local men who already knew the facts of the case. Only later did it become a body required to know nothing at all beforehand.
How JURY is used
Countable: a jury, two juries.
- The jury was out for four days and came back divided.
- The word jury comes from a French word meaning sworn.
- An early jury was chosen because it knew the facts.
- A second jury in the same trial means a retrial.
- A jury today is required to know nothing beforehand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JURY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JURY
8 longer words begin with JURY.
Words ending in JURY
6 words end in JURY. Useful as a back hook: play JURY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in JURY
Common questions about JURY
- Is JURY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JURY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JURY worth?
- JURY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JURY mean?
- A body of people sworn to give a verdict.
- What letters can be added to JURY?
- No single letter can be added to JURY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JURY:
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