JAMB is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. JAMB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JAMB?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JAMB is to know. It scores 15 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JAMB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JAMB scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JAMB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 108,923.
What does JAMB mean in Scrabble?
noun
The side post of a doorway or window.
Jamb comes from the French for a leg, the same root behind gammon and jambon. The silent b was added later by writers who thought the word looked more respectable carrying one.
How JAMB is used
Countable: a jamb, two jambs.
- The jamb had swollen and the door would not shut.
- The word jamb comes from the French for a leg.
- Two jambs and a lintel make the frame.
- The b in jamb was added and never pronounced.
- A stone jamb outlasts the door in it by centuries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JAMB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JAMB
Showing 24 of 44 words that begin with JAMB.
Words ending in JAMB
2 words end in JAMB. Useful as a back hook: play JAMB onto a word already on the board.
Words with JAMB inside
14 words contain JAMB in the middle. Words that start with JAMB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in JAMB
Common questions about JAMB
- Is JAMB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JAMB, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JAMB worth?
- JAMB is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JAMB mean?
- The side post of a doorway or window.
- What letters can be added to JAMB?
- JAMB takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JAMB:
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