JYNX is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. JYNX is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept JYNX?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JYNX is to know. It scores 21 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 2.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JYNX
No single letter turns JYNX into another word.
How JYNX scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JYNX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 326,769.
What stands out about JYNX
- JYNX scores 21 points, more than twice the average for a 4-letter word (7.7).
- JYNX averages 5.3 points a tile — one of 118 words that dense.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with JYNX
1 longer words begin with JYNX.
Shorter words from the letters in JYNX
Common questions about JYNX
- Is JYNX valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JYNX is not in it.
- How many points is JYNX worth?
- JYNX is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to JYNX?
- No single letter can be added to JYNX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JYNX:
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