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JACKKNIFED

10 letters, 31 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What JACKKNIFED Means

JACKKNIFED is a form of JACKKNIFE, which means:

  1. noun: a large knife with one or more folding blades
  2. noun: a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out
  3. verb: dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

JACKKNIFED is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 31 in Scrabble and 34 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as J8 A1 C3 K5 K5 N1 I1 F4 E1 D2.

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