Scrabble & Words with friends points
- jerk is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 15
- jerk is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 15
- jerk is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 17
Definition of jerk
- a dull stupid fatuous person (noun)
Synonyms
- dork
- throw or toss with a quick motion (verb)
Examples
- jerk his head
Synonyms
- flick
- a sudden abrupt pull (noun)
Synonyms
- tug
- pull, or move with a sudden movement (verb)
Examples
- He turned the handle and jerked the door open
Synonyms
- yank
- meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun (noun)
Synonyms
- jerked meat
- jerky
- an abrupt spasmodic movement (noun)
Synonyms
- jerking
- jolt
- saccade
- make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion (verb)
Synonyms
- twitch
- jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched (verb)
Synonyms
- buck
- hitch
- move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions (verb)
Examples
- The patient's legs were jerkings
Synonyms
- twitch
- (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration (noun)
- raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms (noun)
See definition of jerk in Merriam Webster