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Is JONESING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, JONESING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does JONESING mean?

Jonesing is a form of JONES.

  1. noun

    United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)

  2. noun

    United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900)

  3. noun

    United States golfer (1902-1971)

  4. noun

    American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792)

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

16

Scrabble

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Words With Friends

8

Letters

J (8) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 JONESING

JONESING 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 JONESING

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