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What does jalopy mean? Is jalopy a Scrabble word?

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Is jalopy a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word jalopy is a Scrabble US word. The word jalopy is worth 18 points in Scrabble:

J8A1L1O1P3Y4

Is jalopy a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word jalopy is a Scrabble UK word and has 18 points:

J8A1L1O1P3Y4

Is jalopy a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word jalopy is a Words With Friends word. The word jalopy is worth 21 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

J10A1L2O1P4Y3

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6-letter words (1 found)

JALOPY,

5-letter words (1 found)

JALOP,

4-letter words (5 found)

OPAL,PALY,PLAY,PLOY,POLY,

3-letter words (18 found)

ALP,APO,JAP,JAY,JOL,JOY,LAP,LAY,LOP,LOY,OPA,PAL,PAY,PLY,POA,POL,PYA,YAP,

2-letter words (12 found)

AL,AY,JA,JO,LA,LO,OP,OY,PA,PO,YA,YO,

You can make 37 words from jalopy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of jalopy

jalopy

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Jalapa, Mexico (now Xalapa), to whose tweak yards used cars were often sent from New Orleans starting in the 1920s. First recorded written use in 1924.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈlɒ.pi/

Noun

jalopy (plural jalopies)

  1. (US, dated) An old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobile.
    Synonyms: banger, beater; see also Thesaurus:old car
  2. (US, dated, slang) A hip, cool, groovy automobile.

Related terms

  • jalapeño (possibly)

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Further reading

  • “jalopy”, in Collins English Dictionary.
  • “jalopy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  • “jalopy”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “jalopy”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

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