<p>Yes, this is legal.</p>
<p>From <a href="https://rummikub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2600-English-1.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">2019 Rummikub rules</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Sets can be manipulated in many
ways (examples follow) as long as at the end of each round only legitimate sets remain and no loose tiles
are left over.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>There are 4 ways to clear a joker from a meld:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/nvMye.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/nvMye.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>

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Cohensius
<p>I'm not &quot;picking up&quot; or replacing the joker. I'm using it as its assigned value, and not claiming it as a wild card.</p>
<p>So if there's a sequence on the board of</p>
<p>567J</p>
<p>And I have two eights, so I split to above sequence to make</p>
<p>567 J88</p>
<p>Is that legal? Picture attached.</p>
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Some Rummikub rules say melds with jokers can be split, but can the joker be split off?
Oscar
# Some Rummikub rules say melds with jokers can be split, but can the joker be split off?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-11-25)

I'm not "picking up" or replacing the joker. I'm using it as its assigned value, and not claiming it as a wild card.

So if there's a sequence on the board of

567J

And I have two eights, so I split to above sequence to make

567 J88

Is that legal? Picture attached.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/sV3UG.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/sV3UG.jpg)

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-11-25. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Yes, this is legal.

From [2019 Rummikub rules](https://rummikub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2600-English-1.pdf):

> Sets can be manipulated in many
> ways (examples follow) as long as at the end of each round only legitimate sets remain and no loose tiles
> are left over.

There are 4 ways to clear a joker from a meld:
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/nvMye.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/nvMye.png)


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