Is JURISDICTIONAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, JURISDICTIONAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does JURISDICTIONAL mean?
- adjective
restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction
“the jurisdictional limits of a state”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
24
Scrabble
30
Words With Friends
14
Letters
J (8) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + D (2) + I (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) = 24 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 JURISDICTIONAL
JURISDICTIONAL 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 JURISDICTIONAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- jurisdiction22
- journalistic21
- juridical19
- justiciar18
- adjuncts18
- disjunct18
- judicial18
- journalist17
- juristic17
- adjunct17
- jaditic17
- juridic17
- adjoints16
- adjourns16
- adjustor16
- disjoint16
- cotijas16
- jocular16
- jocund16
- janitors15
- journals15
- adjoins15
- adjoint15
- adjourn15
- disjoin15
- jordans15
- judoist15
- cotija15
- juncos15
- jailors14
- janitor14
- journal14
- juniors14
- jurants14
- adjoin14
- adjust14
- jordan14
- ndujas14
- cajon14
- jucos14
- junco14
- clostridia13
- dinosauric13
- indicators13
- jailor13
- jaunts13
- joints13
- jouals13
- junior13
- juntas13
- juntos13
- jurant13
- jurats13
- jurist13
- riojas13
- djins13
- jirds13
- judas13
- judos13
- nduja13
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