JEMADAR is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. JEMADAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JEMADAR?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JEMADAR is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JEMADAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jemadarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JEMADAR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JEMADAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does JEMADAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A native officer in the old British Indian army, ranking about the same as a lieutenant.
Jemadar comes from Urdu and was a rank for Indian officers in colonial regiments, below the subedar. The word could also name a minor official or the head of a group of workers, and in some regions a person who sweeps houses or offices. Historians writing about the Raj use jemadar as an exact rank title.
How JEMADAR is used
Jemadar is a historical rank word from British India; the spelling jemidar is a variant.
- The jemadar led the small patrol across the river.
- A jemadar stood beside the colonel at the parade.
- He rose from sepoy to jemadar after twenty years of service.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JEMADAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JEMADAR
1 longer words begin with JEMADAR.
Shorter words from the letters in JEMADAR
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Common questions about JEMADAR
- Is JEMADAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JEMADAR, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JEMADAR worth?
- JEMADAR is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JEMADAR mean?
- A native officer in the old British Indian army, ranking about the same as a lieutenant.
- What letters can be added to JEMADAR?
- JEMADAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JEMADAR:
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