JAMBIYAS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. JAMBIYAS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept JAMBIYAS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JAMBIYAS is to know. It scores 22 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JAMBIYAS
No single letter turns JAMBIYAS into another word.
How JAMBIYAS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in JAMBIYAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JAMBIYAS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does JAMBIYAS mean in Scrabble?
JAMBIYAS is the plural of JAMBIYA.
Shorter words from the letters in JAMBIYAS
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Common questions about JAMBIYAS
- Is JAMBIYAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JAMBIYAS is not in it.
- How many points is JAMBIYAS worth?
- JAMBIYAS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to JAMBIYAS?
- No single letter can be added to JAMBIYAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of JAMBIYAS:
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