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jaga

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Is jaga a Scrabble word?

Yes, jaga is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 12 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) No
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends No

What is the meaning of jaga?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (Manglish, Singlish) To keep watch, to watch over.Examples: "[…] I better go to Ma’s place. You jaga the girls."; "“Next to my shop, there was this auntie selling joss sticks and traditional Chinese items,” Mr Kadir said. “She would always help to jaga my shop when I need to go out, and when customers come she will help me to tell them to wait. After the work day finishes, she’ll always tell me to go home safely, I always remember that.”"; "We sat around at the NLB after midnight and helped to jaga these migrant workers who were painting."ManglishSinglishinvariable

noun (English)

1. (Malaysia, Singapore) A guard or watchman.Examples: "The driver, holding a bunch of keys, approached the jaga, and told him that the kepala of the company, the Hock Lam Company, — in North Bridge Road, had sent him to collect some goods."; "At the boarding house, the jaga — nightwatchman — hurriedly turned on all the lights so that everyone could see what was happening."; "The Oldham Lane home was a big flat with an office below us and Oldham Hall up the hill. An Indian jaga slept outside the office on his charpoy (rope bed) and he cooked in the open."MalaysiaSingapore

noun (English)

1. (historical) A member of any of various unrelated tribes of African warriors who attacked the Portuguese around the kingdom of Kongo.historical

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "jaga"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "jaga"?

Scrabble
12 points
J8
A1
G2
A1
Words With Friends
15 points
J10
A1
G3
A1

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