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Is jest a Scrabble word?

Yes, jest 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 jest?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (archaic) An act performed for amusement; a joke.Examples: "I made that comment in jest; it wasn't serious."; "Alas poore Yorick, I knew him Horatio, a fellow of infinite Ieſt; […]"Synonyms: prank, gag, laughingstock, banter, crack, wisecrack, witticismarchaic

2. (archaic) Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.Examples: "Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court."; "Why then make ſport at me, then let me be your ieſt, / I deſerue it[…]"archaic

3. (obsolete) A deed; an action; a gest.Examples: "the jests or actions of princes"obsolete

4. (obsolete) A mask; a pageant; an interlude.Examples: "He promised us, in honour of our guest, / To grace our banquet with some pompous jest."obsolete

adv (English)

1. (African-American Vernacular, Southern US, Shropshire) Pronunciation spelling of just.Examples: "So I jest called out to know what was up, and found it was Miss Vanholte's cowboys, who had been forced into the store by them rascally ruffins."; ""Jest like the Injian puzzle-boxes, ain't they?" said Dan, as the one boat dropped into the other."ShropshireSouthern-USalt-ofnot-comparablepronunciation-spelling

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "jest"?

Scrabble
11 points
J8
E1
S1
T1
Words With Friends
13 points
J10
E1
S1
T1

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