Jobs

/d͡ʒɒbz/

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:16 pts4 letters
Definition of Jobs

noun

  1. A task.

    "A job half done is hardly done at all."

  2. An economic role for which a person is paid.

    "He's been out of a job since being made redundant in January."

  3. (in noun compounds) Plastic surgery.

    "He had had a nose job."

  4. A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).
  5. A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.

verb

  1. To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.
  2. To work as a jobber.
  3. To take the loss.
  4. To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in.
  5. (often with out) To subcontract a project or delivery in small portions to a number of contractors.

    "We wanted to sell a turnkey plant, but they jobbed out the contract to small firms."

Anagrams of Jobs

No exact anagrams found for "jobs". This word has a unique letter combination.

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Jobs"

Jobs is a 4-letter word that scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Jobs" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "jobs" is a medium-scoring word. It contains the letter J, which is worth 8 points.