Is JESTINGLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, JESTINGLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does JESTINGLY mean?
- adverb
in jest
“I asked him jokingly whether he thought he could drive the Calcutta-Peshawar express”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
J (8) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 20 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for JESTINGLY
JESTINGLY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from JESTINGLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- jitneys17
- jingly17
- jitney16
- jesting15
- jingles15
- jingle14
- jilts12
- jigs12
- styling11
- jest11
- jets11
- jilt11
- jins11
- jig11
- tinsely10
- gently10
- glinty10
- gynies10
- lyings10
- lysing10
- singly10
- stingy10
- stying10
- tingly10
- jet10
- jin10
- lenity9
- linsey9
- lysine9
- eying9
- gleys9
- gynie9
- lingy9
- lying9
- tying9
- glisten8
- singlet8
- sniglet8
- tingles8
- liney8
- linty8
- lysin8
- silty8
- style8
- styli8
- tiyns8
- tyins8
- tynes8
- yetis8
- gley8
- gentil7
- glints7
- ingest7
- ingles7
- legist7
- legits7
- signet7
- single7
- stinge7
- tinges7
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