JAMMY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. JAMMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JAMMY?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JAMMY is to know. It scores 19 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JAMMY
No single letter turns JAMMY into another word.
How JAMMY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JAMMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,183 thousand.
What stands out about JAMMY
- JAMMY scores 19 points, more than twice the average for a 5-letter word (9.2).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does JAMMY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalBritish
Lucky, especially in a way that seems undeserved or unearned.
A jammy player wins not through skill but through good fortune. The word jammy is usually said with a mix of envy and amusement in British informal speech.
How JAMMY is used
Common in casual British speech, often in the phrase you jammy so-and-so.
- That was a jammy goal that bounced off three defenders.
- You jammy devil, you found a parking space right outside.
- She gave a jammy answer that happened to be correct by chance.
- His jammy win in the final surprised everyone who watched the match.
- It felt jammy rather than skilful when the last card turned up an ace.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JAMMY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in JAMMY
Common questions about JAMMY
- Is JAMMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JAMMY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JAMMY worth?
- JAMMY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JAMMY mean?
- Lucky, especially in a way that seems undeserved or unearned.
- What letters can be added to JAMMY?
- No single letter can be added to JAMMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JAMMY:
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