Exact model
Drawing a joker in French Scrabble
- Probability:
- 1.96%
- Odds:
- 1 to 50
- dBan
- −17 dBan
At the beginning of a French Scrabble game, 2 of the 102 tiles are blank jokers. Drawing one tile at random therefore gives about a 1.96% chance of getting a joker.
Calculation
p = 2 blank jokers / 102 tiles ≈ 0.0196078
Assumptions
The complete French bag is used, and each tile is equally likely to be drawn. It contains 55 consonants, 45 vowels including Y, and two blank jokers. Jokers count as neither consonants nor vowels.