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Jackknives

j ₈a ₁c ₃k ₅k ₅n ₁i ₁v ₄e ₁s ₁

About 2 syllables

10 letters · Common

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does jackknives mean?

We don’t have a definition for jackknives yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is JACKKNIVES a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is JACKKNIVES worth?

Scrabble

30 pts

j ₈a ₁c ₃k ₅k ₅n ₁i ₁v ₄e ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

35 pts

j ₁₀a ₁c ₄k ₅k ₅n ₂i ₁v ₅e ₁s ₁

Wordfeud

33 pts

j ₁₀a ₁c ₄k ₅k ₅n ₁i ₁v ₄e ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

36 pts

j ₁₀a ₁c ₃k ₆k ₆n ₁i ₁v ₆e ₁s ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in JACKKNIVES

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See all 265 words made from JACKKNIVES

Words that end like JACKKNIVES

Common words that share the ending -IVES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

survives arrives derives contrives archives deprives forgives motives natives creatives penknives beehives captives midwives missives outlives passives actives endives relives revives olives alternatives drives

All words ending in -IVES

Jackknives: quick answers

Is JACKKNIVES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. JACKKNIVES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 30 points before board bonuses.

How many points is JACKKNIVES worth?

JACKKNIVES scores 30 points in Scrabble, 35 in Words With Friends, 33 in Wordfeud and 36 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in JACKKNIVES?

You can make 265 shorter words from JACKKNIVES, such as JACKIES, JACKSIE, JACKS, JACK. See the full list.