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What does jaunt mean? Is jaunt a Scrabble word?

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Is jaunt a Scrabble word?

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

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Is jaunt a Scrabble UK word?

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

J8A1U1N1T1

Is jaunt a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word jaunt is a Words With Friends word. The word jaunt is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

J10A1U2N2T1

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5-letter words (2 found)

JAUNT,JUNTA,

4-letter words (3 found)

AUNT,TUAN,TUNA,

3-letter words (10 found)

ANT,JUN,JUT,NAT,NUT,TAJ,TAN,TAU,TUN,UTA,

2-letter words (8 found)

AN,AT,JA,NA,NU,TA,UN,UT,

You can make 23 words from jaunt according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of jaunt

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Definitions and meaning of jaunt

jaunt

Etymology

Origin uncertain. Perhaps a palatalised alteration of daunt (“to discourage”). Compare Scots jaunder (“to ramble, jaunt to taunt, jeer”), dialectal Swedish ganta (“to play the buffoon, romp, jest”); perhaps akin to English jump. Compare jaunce. Modern usage likely influenced by jaunty.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔːnt/
  • (some accents) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɑːnt/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːnt, -ɑːnt

Noun

jaunt (plural jaunts)

  1. (archaic) A wearisome journey.
  2. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.

Translations

Verb

jaunt (third-person singular simple present jaunts, present participle jaunting, simple past and past participle jaunted)

  1. (intransitive) To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
  2. (intransitive) To ride on a jaunting car.
  3. (transitive, obsolete) To jolt; to jounce.
  4. (obsolete) To tire a horse by riding it hard or back and forth.

Derived terms

  • jaunting car

Translations

References

  • Jaunting-Car in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Anagrams

  • jantu, junta

Source: wiktionary.org