What does JINX mean?
JINX is a valid word in the ENABLE word game list, worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends.
- Pronunciation
- /dʒɪŋks/
- Letters
- 4
- Scrabble score
- 18
- Words With Friends score
- 21
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
noun
- a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
- an evil spell“a witch put a curse on his whole family”
verb
- cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
- foredoom to failure“This project is jinxed!”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
jinxes20jinxing22
Anagrams of JINX
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside JINX
4 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
Related
Questions
Is JINX a Scrabble word?
JINX is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Official tournament dictionaries differ slightly, so check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is JINX worth?
JINX is worth 18 points with Scrabble letter values and 21 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from JINX?
4 other words, including IN, XI, JIN and NIX.