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
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 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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