/d͡ʒɑɡ/
nounverb

Is JOG a Scrabble word?

Yes. JOG is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning An energetic trot, slower than a run, often used as a form of exercise.

Noun 4 meanings

  1. An energetic trot, slower than a run, often used as a form of exercise.

  2. A sudden push or nudge.

  3. A flat placed perpendicularly to break up a flat surface.

  4. In card tricks, one or more cards that are secretly made to protrude slightly from the deck as an aid to the performer.

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To push slightly; to move or shake with a push or jerk, as to gain the attention of; to jolt.

    “jog one's elbow”

  2. To shake, stir or rouse.

    “I tried desperately to jog my memory.”

  3. To walk or ride forward with a jolting pace; to move at a heavy pace, trudge; to move on or along.

  4. To move at a pace between walking and running, to run at a leisurely pace.

    “I saw her jogging in the forest yesterday.”

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: jog via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Originally with the meaning of "to shake up and down." Possibly from Middle English joggen, a variant of jaggen (“to pierce, prod, stir up, arouse”); see jag (“sharp projection”).

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JOG at a glance

JOG has 3 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (J 8 + O 1 + G 2) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #19,209 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -JOG

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