JAMON is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. JAMON 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept JAMON?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JAMON is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JAMON
No single letter turns JAMON into another word.
How JAMON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JAMON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does JAMON mean in Scrabble?
noun
Cured ham from Spain, typically air-dried and served in thin slices.
Jamon is the Spanish word for ham, but in English it usually refers specifically to the dry-cured hams for which Spain is famous, made from the hind leg of a pig salted and air-dried for months or years. It is traditionally sliced very thin and eaten on its own, often as a tapa, rather than cooked into a dish. The best-known types are distinguished by the breed of pig and the region where the ham is cured.
How JAMON is used
Used in English mainly in the context of Spanish food and restaurant menus rather than as a general word for ham.
- The tapas bar served a plate of thinly sliced jamon.
- He hung the leg of jamon in the cellar to cure for a year.
- Waiters carved the jamon straight from the bone at the counter.
- The market stall sold several grades of jamon side by side.
- A little jamon added a salty depth to the warm bread.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JAMON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in JAMON
Common questions about JAMON
- Is JAMON valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JAMON is not in it.
- How many points is JAMON worth?
- JAMON is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JAMON mean?
- Cured ham from Spain, typically air-dried and served in thin slices.
- What letters can be added to JAMON?
- No single letter can be added to JAMON to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JAMON:
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