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Is JO a valid word?

J8
O1

Yes. JO is a valid word.

JO is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.

JO 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.

Meaning

A sweetheart.

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About JO

Robert Burns wrote “John Anderson, my jo”, a love song to an old husband. JO is worth 9 before bonuses, so the J on a triple-letter square where JO makes two words can score very well.

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JO scores 9 points

Before any bonus squares: J 8 + O 1 = 9. On a double-word square that's 18, on a triple-word 27, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.

J8
O1

Example: JO as the first play

JO through the ★: J 8 + O 1 = 9, and the ★ doubles the first word: 18 points. New tiles are outlined.

Later in the game, put the J on a 3L square and JO is worth 25 before any word bonus.

Hooks: one tile makes a new word

After JO (6):

  • JOBto work by the piece
  • JOEa fellow
  • JOGto run at a slow, steady pace
  • JOTto write down quickly
  • JOWto toll
  • JOYto rejoice

Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.

Longer words from JO

Other forms of JO (1):

Words that start with JO:

  • JOBSform of JOB: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
  • JOCKa person trained to compete in sports
  • JOEY
  • JOGSform of JOG: continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
  • JOHNa room or building equipped with one or more toilets
  • JOINbecome part of
  • JOKEa humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
  • JOKY
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  • JOLE
  • JOLTa sudden jarring impact
  • JOOKa Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast

Change one tile

Swap any one letter of JO and these are still words:

  • BOa pal
  • DOthe first tone of the diatonic musical scale; to begin and carry through to completion
  • GOa Japanese board game; to move along
  • HOused to call attention, as in “land ho!”
  • LOused to attract attention or to express surprise
  • MOa moment
  • NOa negative reply
  • POa chamber pot
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  • SOsol, the fifth note of the musical scale; also, in this way
  • TOin the direction of
  • WOwoe; grief
  • YOused to call attention or to express affirmation

Same letters, other words

No other word in the list uses exactly the letters J and O.

Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more

JO + B

  • JOBto work by the piece

JO + E

JO + G

  • JOGto run at a slow, steady pace

JO + T

  • JOTto write down quickly

JO + W

JO + Y

Memory tip

JO is a Scots word for a sweetheart, as in “my jo”. It is the only two-letter J word in the North American list, so learn it first.

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