Yes. JOY is a valid word.
JOY is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
JOY 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 JOY
JOY is great happiness and delight, and as a verb it means to rejoice; its forms include JOYED, JOYING and JOYS. With the J and the 4-point Y, JOY is worth 13 before any bonus. It is a word everyone knows, and a cheerful one to play.
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JOY scores 13 points
Before any bonus squares: J 8 + O 1 + Y 4 = 13. On a double-word square that's 26, on a triple-word 39, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: JOY as the first play
Later in the game, put the J on a 3L square and JOY is worth 29 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After JOY (1):
- JOYSform of JOY: the emotion of great happiness
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from JOY
Other forms of JOY (3):
Words that start with JOY:
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of JOY and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
JOY is great happiness, and the Y is worth 4, so JOY on a bonus square is a cheerful score.
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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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