Is JACKSTRAW a word?
JACKSTRAW is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words With Friends, has 9 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, JACKSTRAW is a valid word.
What does jackstraw mean?
noun: a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
JACKSTRAW: word details
- Length: 9 letters, a long word. It is one of 41,139 9-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 25 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 28 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside jackstraw
Words you can make from the letters of jackstraw.
Solve a whole rack, not just JACKSTRAW
JACKSTRAW is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does JACKSTRAW mean?
JACKSTRAW is a noun. It means: a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws.
Is JACKSTRAW a valid word?
Yes, JACKSTRAW is a valid word. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.