What does JAW mean?

Pronunciation
/dʒɔ/
Letters
3
Scrabble score
13
Words With Friends score
15
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

verb

  1. talk socially without exchanging too much information“the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze”
  2. talk incessantly and tiresomely
  3. chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth“He jawed his bubble gum”
  4. censure severely or angrily“The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car”

noun

  1. the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
  2. the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
  3. holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

jaws14jawing17

Anagrams of JAW

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside JAW

1 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

aw5

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Questions

Is JAW a valid word in word games?

JAW is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is JAW worth?

JAW is worth 13 points with Scrabble letter values and 15 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from JAW?

1 other words, including AW.