Is JOBS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, JOBS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does JOBS mean?
Jobs is a form of JOB.
- noun
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
“he's not in my line of business”
- noun
a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
“estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars”
- noun
a workplace; as in the expression `on the job'
- noun
an object worked on; a result produced by working
“he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
4
Letters
J (8) + O (1) + B (3) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
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 JOBS
JOBS 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 JOBS
The 7 highest-scoring words using these letters.
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