Yes. JIN is a valid word.
JIN is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
JIN 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 JIN
JIN is a spirit from Arabic and Islamic tradition, able to take human or animal form; the word list also accepts DJIN, DJINN, DJINNI, JINN and JINNI. JIN takes an S for JINS, an N for JINN and an X for JINX. That makes it a word with useful hooks: three different tiles can extend it.
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JIN scores 10 points
Before any bonus squares: J 8 + I 1 + N 1 = 10. On a double-word square that's 20, on a triple-word 30, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: JIN as the first play
Later in the game, put the J on a 3L square and JIN is worth 26 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
In front of JIN (1):
After JIN (4):
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from JIN
Other forms of JIN (1):
Words that start with JIN:
- JINGOan extreme bellicose nationalist
- JINKS
- JINNI(Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the…
- JINNS
- JINGAL
- JINGKO
- JINGLEmake a sound typical of metallic objects
- JINGLYhaving a series of high-pitched ringing sounds like many small bells
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- JINKED
- JINKER
- JINNEE(Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the…
- JINNISform of JINNI: (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the…
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of JIN and these are still words:
- AINbelonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself)
- BINa container
- DINa loud harsh or strident noise
- FINthe cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
- GINstrong liquor flavored with juniper berries
- HINancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons
- KINa person having kinship with another or others
- LIN
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters J, I and N.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
JIN + D
JIN + K
JIN + N
- JINNform of JINNEE: (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the…
JIN + O
- JOINbecome part of
JIN + S
JIN + X
- JINXa person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
Memory tip
JIN is a spirit from Arabic and Islamic tradition, also spelled DJIN and JINN. Add an N for JINN or an X for JINX.
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