j 8 a 1 y 4 w 4 a 1 l 1 k 5 e 1 r 1
9 letters · 26 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a reckless pedestrian who crosses a street illegally
originFrom jay (“a stupid person”) + walker; jay walker (“a pedestrian who doesn't pay attention to the road, endangering themselves and obstructing horses, carts, and automobiles”). First use appears c. 1917 in Harper's Magazine. Coined in analogy to the older turn-of-the-20th-century term jay driver (“a driver who doesn't pay attention to the road, endangering horses, carts, bicyclists, and…
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Words from these letters
- jaywalk 24
- jakey 19
- jerky 19
- weakly 16
- jaker 16
- jawar 15
- jake 15
- jark 15
- jerk 15
- jak 14
- walker 13
- jaw 13