jury: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 14 letter points · starts with J · ends with Y
Meaning of jury
noun
A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.
A group of judges in a competition.
- slang
The audience attending the first night of a performance, whose reaction may determine whether it succeeds or fails.
Listed forms: juries.
Source: Wiktionary — jury.
verb
To judge by means of a jury.
Listed forms: juries, jurying, juried.
Source: Wiktionary — jury.
adj
- in-compounds, not-comparable
For temporary use; applied to a temporary contrivance.
Example: jury mast
Source: Wiktionary — jury.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for jury.
noun
a committee appointed to judge a competition
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is jury in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of jury
J(8) + U(1) + R(1) + Y(4) = 14 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of jury
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from jury
2 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in jury. Showing up to 24, longest first.