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Is jab a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word jab is a Scrabble US word. The word jab is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is jab a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word jab is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

J8A1B3

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Yes. The word jab is a Words With Friends word. The word jab is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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3-letter words (1 found)

JAB,

2-letter words (3 found)

AB,BA,JA,

You can make 4 words from jab according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of jab

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Definitions and meaning of jab

jab

Etymology

Originally a Scottish (unclear if Scots or Scottish English) form of English job (“peck, poke, thrust”), from Middle English jobben.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒæb/
  • Rhymes: -æb

Noun

jab (plural jabs)

  1. A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.
  2. (boxing) A short straight punch.
  3. (British) A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation)
  4. (British, Australia, New Zealand) A vaccination, whether or not delivered via conventional injection.
  5. (US, figurative) A mild verbal insult.

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Translations

Verb

jab (third-person singular simple present jabs, present participle jabbing, simple past and past participle jabbed)

  1. To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
  2. To deliver a quick punch.
  3. (slang, UK) To give someone an injection.
  4. (slang) To vaccinate or inoculate someone.

Derived terms

  • double-jab

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References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “jab”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English job.

Noun

jab m (genitive singular jab, nominative plural jabanna)

  1. job, piece of work
  2. post, employment

Declension

Derived terms

  • jabaire m (“(cattle-)jobber”)

References

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “jab”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English jab.

Noun

jab m (invariable)

  1. jab (boxing punch)

Marshallese

Pronunciation

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [tʲɑpˠ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /tʲæpˠ/
  • Bender phonemes: {jab}

Adjective

jab

  1. full of, fully

Adverb

jab

  1. not ... the

Noun

jab

  1. direction

Related terms

  • jabjab
  • likjab

References

  • Marshallese–English Online Dictionary
  • "jab" in The Dictionary at Marshallese.org

Spanish

Noun

jab m (plural jabs)

  1. (boxing) jab

Source: wiktionary.org