JICAMA is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. JICAMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JICAMA?
| 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 JICAMA is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JICAMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jicamasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JICAMA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in JICAMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What does JICAMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A crisp, sweet, white-fleshed root vegetable from a tropical American plant.
Raw jicama is cut into sticks or slices and eaten with lime and chili in Mexican cooking. Its brown skin is peeled away first.
How JICAMA is used
Names the vegetable and the vine that grows it.
- We served jicama with lime juice and salt.
- The salad had thin strips of jicama.
- A fresh jicama stays crunchy for days.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JICAMA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JICAMA
1 longer words begin with JICAMA.
Shorter words from the letters in JICAMA
Common questions about JICAMA
- Is JICAMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JICAMA, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JICAMA worth?
- JICAMA is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JICAMA mean?
- A crisp, sweet, white-fleshed root vegetable from a tropical American plant.
- What letters can be added to JICAMA?
- JICAMA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of JICAMA:
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