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Jackleg

j ₈a ₁c ₃k ₅l ₁e ₁g ₂

About 2 syllables

7 letters · Uncommon

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

What does jackleg mean?

We don’t have a definition for jackleg 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 JACKLEG 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 JACKLEG worth?

Scrabble

21 pts

j ₈a ₁c ₃k ₅l ₁e ₁g ₂

Words With Friends

26 pts

j ₁₀a ₁c ₄k ₅l ₂e ₁g ₃

Wordfeud

25 pts

j ₁₀a ₁c ₄k ₅l ₁e ₁g ₃

NYT Crossplay

27 pts

j ₁₀a ₁c ₃k ₆l ₂e ₁g ₄

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

Words from the letters in JACKLEG

Best shorter words top 30 of 47

jack 17 jake 15 jak 14 aleck 11 geck 11 jag 11 cake 10 calk 10 lack 10 ja 9 glace 8 kale 8 keg 8 lake 8 leak 8 ake 7 cage 7 clag 7 cleg 7 elk 7 kae 7 kea 7 lek 7 alec 6 cag 6 ka 6 lace 6 ace 5 cel 5 egal 5

See all 47 words made from JACKLEG

Hooks for JACKLEG

Add one letter to the front or back of JACKLEG to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

jacklegs

Jackleg: quick answers

Is JACKLEG a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. JACKLEG is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 21 points before board bonuses.

How many points is JACKLEG worth?

JACKLEG scores 21 points in Scrabble, 26 in Words With Friends, 25 in Wordfeud and 27 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 JACKLEG?

You can make 47 shorter words from JACKLEG, such as JACK, JAKE, JAK, ALECK. See the full list.