JAMBEAU is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. JAMBEAU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JAMBEAU?
| 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: 63 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JAMBEAU is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JAMBEAU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JAMBEAU scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JAMBEAU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What stands out about JAMBEAU
- JAMBEAU runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does JAMBEAU mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A piece of armour that protects the leg below the knee.
A jambeau was strapped over the shin of a knight and often joined to plates above and below. The word comes from the French for leg, and the plural was spelled jambeaux.
How JAMBEAU is used
Used in the history of arms and armour; greave is the common term.
- The knight buckled a steel jambeau over each shin.
- A dented jambeau was found in the old castle.
- The museum label described the jambeau as part of a full suit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JAMBEAU and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JAMBEAU
2 longer words begin with JAMBEAU.
Shorter words from the letters in JAMBEAU
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Common questions about JAMBEAU
- Is JAMBEAU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JAMBEAU, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JAMBEAU worth?
- JAMBEAU is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JAMBEAU mean?
- A piece of armour that protects the leg below the knee.
- What letters can be added to JAMBEAU?
- JAMBEAU takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JAMBEAU:
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