JUST is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. JUST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JUST?
| 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 JUST is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JUST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
justsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JUST scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JUST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does JUST mean in Scrabble?
adverb
Exactly; only a moment ago.
Just does two jobs that pull apart: as an adverb it narrows, and as an adjective it means fair. Both come from one Latin root about what is right, by way of the idea of what is exact.
How JUST is used
Adverb before the verb; also an adjective meaning fair.
- They just missed the train and blamed the clock.
- A just decision and a just-finished job use one word.
- The word just narrows as an adverb and judges as an adjective.
- Just one more and the whole thing collapses.
- Both senses of just come from a Latin root about right.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JUST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of JUST
The 4 tiles of JUST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with JUST
Showing 24 of 47 words that begin with JUST.
Words ending in JUST
7 words end in JUST. Useful as a back hook: play JUST onto a word already on the board.
Words with JUST inside
Showing 24 of 56 words that contain JUST somewhere in the middle. Words that start with JUST are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in JUST
Common questions about JUST
- Is JUST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JUST, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JUST worth?
- JUST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JUST mean?
- Exactly; only a moment ago.
- What letters can be added to JUST?
- JUST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JUST:
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