Is JURISDICTIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, JURISDICTIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does JURISDICTIONS mean?
Jurisdictions is a form of JURISDICTION.
- noun
(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
“courts having jurisdiction in this district”
- noun
in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
28
Words With Friends
13
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) + S (1) = 23 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 JURISDICTIONS
JURISDICTIONS 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 JURISDICTIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- jurisdiction22
- disjuncts19
- disjunct18
- disjoints17
- juristic17
- juridic17
- disjoins16
- disjoint16
- judoists16
- jocund16
- disjoin15
- judoist15
- juncos15
- juniors14
- jurists14
- jucos14
- junco14
- joints13
- joists13
- jousts13
- junior13
- juntos13
- jurist13
- djins13
- jirds13
- judos13
- juco13
- discounts12
- indictors12
- inductors12
- joins12
- joint12
- joist12
- joust12
- junto12
- justs12
- sojus12
- djin12
- jird12
- judo12
- conduits11
- crinoids11
- dictions11
- dioritic11
- discount11
- indictor11
- inductor11
- noctuids11
- sciurids11
- sciuroid11
- jins11
- join11
- joss11
- jots11
- just11
- juts11
- soju11
- insidious10
- cistrons10
- crostini10
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