Definitions For Jackknife
noun
- A dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out
- A large knife with one or more folding blades
- A small knife that has a folding blade
- A dive in which you bend from the waist and touch your ankles and then straighten out
verb
- Dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife
- To bend in the middle like a folding jackknife ; especially of a large truck : to have the back part slide out of control toward the front part
Is Jackknifes 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
30
Words with Friends
34
The word Jackknife is worth 30 points in Scrabble and 34 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Jackknife in a Sentence
- The truck jackknifed on the icy road.