JAMBU is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. JAMBU 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept JAMBU?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JAMBU is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JAMBU
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JAMBU scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JAMBU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
What does JAMBU mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tropical fruit tree that produces a crisp, pear-shaped fruit, known elsewhere as the rose apple.
The jambu tree grows across South and Southeast Asia and bears a light, watery fruit eaten fresh rather than cooked. Its thin, waxy skin ranges from pale green to deep red depending on the variety, and the flesh has a faint rose-like scent that gives the fruit its other common name. Markets in the region sell jambu alongside other tropical fruit rather than as an exotic rarity.
How JAMBU is used
Used mainly in writing about South and Southeast Asian fruit and cooking.
- She bought a basket of jambu at the morning market.
- The jambu tree in the courtyard flowered early this year.
- Sliced jambu was served alongside the spicy salad.
- Children picked ripe jambu straight from the low branches.
- The recipe calls for diced jambu instead of apple.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JAMBU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JAMBU
5 longer words begin with JAMBU.
Shorter words from the letters in JAMBU
Common questions about JAMBU
- Is JAMBU valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JAMBU is not in it.
- How many points is JAMBU worth?
- JAMBU is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JAMBU mean?
- A tropical fruit tree that produces a crisp, pear-shaped fruit, known elsewhere as the rose apple.
- What letters can be added to JAMBU?
- JAMBU takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JAMBU:
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