jacklight
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 26
- Words With Friends
- 30
- Letters
- 9
Definition of jacklight
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(Canada, US)A spotlight or lamp mounted on a car, boat or pole, etc. to aid in hunting.
“It was a long, low roadster, with a jacklight.”
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noun
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(Canada, US)A spotlight or lamp mounted on a car, boat or pole, etc. to aid in hunting.
“It was a long, low roadster, with a jacklight.”
verb
- (Canada, US)To shine a jacklight or spotlight on an animal, usually a deer, to aid in hunting at night.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
* jack + light. Probably from jack (“a male servant of any rank”), later associated with a boy servant or any boy, and later still with a knave: a rogue, thief, or deceitful man. * Possibly also related to Spanish jaque (“a bully”).
Words you can make from jacklight
120 playable · top: HIJACK (22 pts)
Best play hijack 22 points6-letter words
4 words5-letter words
17 words4-letter words
46 words- JACK 17 pts
- HAJI 14 pts
- HACK 13 pts
- HICK 13 pts
- HAIK 11 pts
- JAIL 11 pts
- JILT 11 pts
- KHAT 11 pts
- KITH 11 pts
- LAKH 11 pts
- CALK 10 pts
- GACH 10 pts
- LACK 10 pts
- LICK 10 pts
- TACK 10 pts
- TICK 10 pts
- CATH 9 pts
- CHAI 9 pts
- CHAT 9 pts
- CHIA 9 pts
- CHIT 9 pts
- ITCH 9 pts
- LICH 9 pts
- TACH 9 pts
- GHAT 8 pts
- IKAT 8 pts
- ILKA 8 pts
- KAIL 8 pts
- KILT 8 pts
- TALK 8 pts
- CLAG 7 pts
- HAIL 7 pts
- HALT 7 pts
- HILA 7 pts
- HILT 7 pts
- LATH 7 pts
- CLIT 6 pts
- LAIC 6 pts
- TALC 6 pts
- GAIT 5 pts
- GILT 5 pts
- GLIA 5 pts
- ALIT 4 pts
- LATI 4 pts
- TAIL 4 pts
- TALI 4 pts
3-letter words
37 words- HAJ 13 pts
- JAG 11 pts
- JIG 11 pts
- AJI 10 pts
- KHI 10 pts
- TAJ 10 pts
- ACK 9 pts
- ICK 9 pts
- CHI 8 pts
- HIC 8 pts
- ICH 8 pts
- GHI 7 pts
- HAG 7 pts
- ILK 7 pts
- KAT 7 pts
- KIT 7 pts
- AHI 6 pts
- CIG 6 pts
- HAT 6 pts
- HIT 6 pts
- LAH 6 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- CAL 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- LAC 5 pts
- TIC 5 pts
- GAL 4 pts
- GAT 4 pts
- GIT 4 pts
- LAG 4 pts
- TAG 4 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ALT 3 pts
- LAT 3 pts
- LIT 3 pts
- TIL 3 pts
2-letter words
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