Yes. JOE is a valid word.
JOE is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
JOE 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 JOE
JOE is a casual word for a fellow or guy, and also for coffee, as in a cup of joe; its plural is JOES. JOE uses the J with two one-point vowels, O and E, so it helps on a rack that has both the J and too many vowels. It is easy to remember and easy to accept at the table.
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JOE scores 10 points
Before any bonus squares: J 8 + O 1 + E 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: JOE as the first play
Later in the game, put the J on a 3L square and JOE is worth 26 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
Longer words from JOE
Words that start with JOE:
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Swap any one letter of JOE and these are still words:
- DOEmature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'
- FOEan armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
- HOEa tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
- ROEfish eggs or egg-filled ovary
- TOEone of the digits of the foot
- VOE
- WOEmisery resulting from affliction
- JEEto gee
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
JOE is coffee, as in “a cup of joe”, and also a guy. Add an S for JOES.
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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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