What JERKS Means
JERKS is a form of JERK, which means:
- noun: a dull stupid fatuous person
- noun: an abrupt spasmodic movement
- verb: pull, or move with a sudden movement“He turned the handle and jerked the door open”
- verb: move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions“The patient's legs were jerking”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
JERKS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as J8 E1 R1 K5 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In JERKS
11 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (4)
3 letter words (4)
2 letter words (3)
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