Definitions For Jacana
Noun
JACANA (plural JACANAs) Any of a group of wading birds in the family jacanidae, usually having long toes and claws, and found throughout the world.Derived terms
{{vern, African jacana}}, actophilornis africanus {{vern, bronze-winged jacana}}, metopidius indicus {{vern, comb-crested jacana}}, irediparra gallinacea {{vern, lesser jacana}}, microparra capensis {{vern, Madagascar jacana}}, actophilornis albinucha {{vern, northern jacana}}, jacana spinosa {{vern, pheasant-tailed jacana}}, hydrophasianus chirurgus {{vern, wattled jacana}}, jacana jacanaTranslations
Afrikaans: langtoon Finnish: jassana Russian: яка́наEtymology
{{bor, en, pt-BR, jaçanã}}, from a term jasaná in an undetermined {{der, en, tup, -}} language, perhaps {{der, en, gn, jasana}}.Is Jacana a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
19
The word Jacana is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends