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Yes, jab is playable

...and is worth 12 points.

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"Jab" Definition

noun

A quick stab or blow.
Sports A short straight punch in boxing.
An act of jabbing.
A short straight boxing punch delivered with the leading hand.

verb

To pierce with or as if with a sharp object .
To poke quickly or abruptly .
To strike with a short straight blow.
To make quick or abrupt thrusts with a sharp object.
To strike a person with a short straight blow.

verb-intransitive

To deliver a quick punch.
To make an abrupt poking or thrusting motion: jabbed at the pickles with his fork.

verb-transitive

To poke or thrust abruptly: jabbed a knife into the log.
To punch (someone) with short blows.
To stab or pierce: jabbed the steak with a fork.

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