JUNCTION
17
Definition
Pronunciation: //ˈd͡ʒʌŋkʃən//
noun
- (rail transport) A place where two or more railways or railroads meet."In the mid-1930s, when Stalin was looking to make a statement with his new Metro, he consulted Underground engineers, who offered advice to the Russian Minister in charge of the Metro project, Nikita Khrushchev. He was severely told: 'Don't have a Circle Line - too many flat junctions.' Moscow did build a circle line, but with flying junctions, by which one track goes over another."
- (nautical) The place where a distributary departs from the main stream.
- (radio, television) A point in time between two unrelated consecutive broadcasts."Even rolling news has junctions to meet - headlines on the hour or half-hour, or links to live events, for example."
- (computing, Microsoft Windows) A kind of symbolic link to a directory.
verb
- (of roads or tracks) To form a junction.
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 8 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 17 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 23 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- No
- Words With Friends
- Yes
How many Scrabble points is the word 'JUNCTION'?
The word JUNCTION is worth 17 points in Scrabble.
J8
U1
N1
C3
T1
I1
O1
N1
Total: 17 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'JUNCTION'?
The word JUNCTION is worth 23 points in Words With Friends.
J10
U2
N2
C4
T1
I1
O1
N2
Total: 23 points
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.