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Is JOYRIDES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, JOYRIDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does JOYRIDES mean?

Joyrides is a form of JOYRIDE.

  1. noun

    a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure

    “they took their girlfriends for joyrides in stolen cars”

  2. verb

    ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it

    “We tooled down the street”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

19

Scrabble

20

Words With Friends

8

Letters

J (8) + O (1) + Y (4) + R (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 19 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 JOYRIDES

JOYRIDES 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 JOYRIDES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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