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Is jingle a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word jingle is a Scrabble US word. The word jingle is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is jingle a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word jingle is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

J8I1N1G2L1E1

Is jingle a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word jingle is a Words With Friends word. The word jingle is worth 19 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

JINGLE,

5-letter words (2 found)

INGLE,LIGNE,

4-letter words (7 found)

GIEN,GLEI,GLEN,LENG,LIEN,LINE,LING,

3-letter words (16 found)

ENG,GEL,GEN,GIE,GIN,ING,JIG,JIN,LEG,LEI,LIE,LIG,LIN,NEG,NIE,NIL,

2-letter words (6 found)

EL,EN,GI,IN,LI,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 33 words from jingle according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of jingle

jingle

Alternative forms

  • gingle (obsolete)

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; compare jangle.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡl̩/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡ(ə)l/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋɡəl
  • Hyphenation: jing‧le

Noun

jingle (plural jingles)

  1. The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself.
  2. (music) A small piece of metal attached to a musical instrument, such as a tambourine, so as to make a jangling sound when the instrument is played.
  3. (broadcasting, advertising, music) A memorable short song, or in some cases a snippet of a popular song with its lyrics modified, used for the purposes of advertising a product or service in a TV or radio commercial.
    Coordinate terms: clock chime, theme music
  4. A carriage drawn by horses.
  5. (slang) A brief telephone call.
    Synonyms: bell, ring, tinkle
  6. A jingle shell.
  7. (slang, uncountable) Coin money.
  8. (Philippines, colloquial) Pee, urine.

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Translations

Verb

jingle (third-person singular simple present jingles, present participle jingling, simple past and past participle jingled)

  1. (intransitive) To make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
  2. (transitive) To cause to make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
  3. (dated, intransitive) To rhyme or sound with a jingling effect.
  4. (Philippines, colloquial) To pee, to urinate.

Derived terms

  • ajingle
  • jingly

Related terms

  • jangle

Translations

See also

  • clink
  • rattle

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English jingle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʒɪŋ.ɡəl/
  • Hyphenation: jin‧gle

Noun

jingle m (plural jingles, diminutive jingletje n)

  1. A jingle (song segment used in a commercial or radio program; also used for certain other sound samples used by radio DJs).

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English jingle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒiŋɡl/

Noun

jingle m (plural jingles)

  1. jingle (tune)

Further reading

  • “jingle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English jingle.

Pronunciation

Noun

jingle m (plural jingles)

  1. (advertising) jingle (short, memorable song used in an advertisement)

Spanish

Noun

jingle m (plural jingles)

  1. jingle

Source: wiktionary.org