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Is jeer a Scrabble word?

Yes, jeer is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 11 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

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

What is the meaning of jeer?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (intransitive, with at) To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.Examples: "But when he saw her toy, and gibe, and geare, / And passe the bonds of modest merimake, / Her dalliance he despisd, and follies did forsake."; "At the end of a frantic first 45 minutes, there was still time for Charlie Adam to strike the bar from 20 yards before referee Atkinson departed to a deafening chorus of jeering from Everton's fans."Synonyms: scoff, sneerintransitive

2. (transitive, archaic) To mock; treat with mockery; to taunt.Examples: "And if we cannot jeer them, we jeer ourselves."Synonyms: deride, flout, gibe, mock, ridiculearchaictransitive

noun (English)

1. (nautical) A gear; a tackle.

2. (nautical, in the plural) An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the yards of a ship.Examples: "In the nineteenth century, 1811 to be exact, the jeers were unrove after the yard was slung, the weight of the yard being borne by chain slings. The jeers used then were a treble block lashed to the mast head through a hole in the center of the top"in-plural

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "jeer"?

Scrabble
11 points
J8
E1
E1
R1
Words With Friends
13 points
J10
E1
E1
R1

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