Yes. JIG is a valid word.
JIG is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
JIG is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About JIG
JIG is a lively dance in triple time, from Ireland and Scotland, and also a device that holds work in place in a workshop; as a verb its forms include JIGGED, JIGGING and JIGS. JIG uses the J, an I and a 2-point G. Picture a fiddler playing while dancers jig.
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JIG scores 11 points
Before any bonus squares: J 8 + I 1 + G 2 = 11. On a double-word square that's 22, on a triple-word 33, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: JIG as the first play
Later in the game, put the J on a 3L square and JIG is worth 27 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After JIG (1):
- JIGSform of JIG: dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from JIG
Other forms of JIG (3):
Words that start with JIG:
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of JIG and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
JIG is a lively dance from Ireland and Scotland. Picture the J dancing a jig around the I and G.
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
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