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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. JONAH is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (5 letters, 15 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: noun
a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
book of jonah, jinx
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
JONAH scores 15 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: A×1, H×1, J×1, N×1, O×1
JONAH is a 5-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 5, starts with J, ends with H, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "JONAH — a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him" (15 Scrabble points).
JONAH is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is JONAH a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
JONAH (noun): a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale. Additional senses: a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him; (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land.
In standard Scrabble scoring, JONAH totals 15 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. JONAH includes premium tiles (J), which can swing tight games when you cover a double- or triple-letter square.
JONAH is 5 letters long, begins with J, ends with H, and sorts to the alphagram AHJNO. There is 1 anagram in this dictionary sharing that exact letter bag. Letter makeup: 2 vowels, 3 consonants.
Among 18 tracked 5-letter entries, JONAH ranks by raw score (15 points). Anagram alternatives include JOHAN — useful when you need the same tiles with a different hook letter. Similar-length words in the same dictionary include JAZZY, FEZZY, FIZZY, FUZZY; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, JONAH carries 2 vowels and 3 consonants. High-value letters (J) make JONAH attractive when you can land a multiplier — but harder to play from a mixed rack. Hooks on J or H are common study angles; browse words starting with J and words ending with H to rehearse parallel sets.
JONAH is a 5-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 5, starts with J, ends with H, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 5-letter entries like JONAH frequently cross shorter words; knowing that JONAH contains A, H, J, N, O helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as j???h to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside JONAH include AH, JO, NA — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: J, O, N, A, H. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble jonah directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 15 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat JONAH as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "JONAH — a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him" (15 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.