JAMBONES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. JAMBONES 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept JAMBONES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JAMBONES is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JAMBONES
No single letter turns JAMBONES into another word.
How JAMBONES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in JAMBONES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JAMBONES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about JAMBONES
- All 8 letters of JAMBONES are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of JAMBONES
The 8 tiles of JAMBONES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in JAMBONES
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Common questions about JAMBONES
- Is JAMBONES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JAMBONES is not in it.
- How many points is JAMBONES worth?
- JAMBONES is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to JAMBONES?
- No single letter can be added to JAMBONES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of JAMBONES:
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