Definitions For Jape

noun

  • A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

Is Japes 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
14
Words with Friends
17

The word Jape is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Jape in a Sentence

  • The characters in Oscar Wilde's plays jape with a readiness and sophistication that is rarely, if ever, encountered in real life
  • By the standards of today's no-holds-barred satire, Will Rogers' homespun japes about politicians seem awfully gentle

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