JORUM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. JORUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JORUM?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JORUM is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JORUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jorumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JORUM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JORUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What does JORUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A large bowl or jug for serving drinks such as punch or tea, together with the quantity it holds.
A jorum names both the large serving bowl and the quantity of drink it contains, most often punch, tea or spiced ale shared among several people. It is essentially the same word as joram, with the two spellings appearing side by side in older English texts without any real difference in meaning. The vessel itself belongs to a style of communal serving that has largely gone out of ordinary use, so jorum now reads as a slightly old-fashioned word.
How JORUM is used
Occurs mainly in descriptions of older social gatherings where a shared bowl of punch or tea was passed around.
- Grandfather still spoke of the jorum of punch at his wedding.
- The sailors mixed a jorum of grog to share on deck.
- A jorum of hot tea warmed the whole party after the walk.
- The innkeeper kept a jorum ready for late arrivals.
- Only a few drops remained in the jorum by midnight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JORUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JORUM
1 longer words begin with JORUM.
Shorter words from the letters in JORUM
Common questions about JORUM
- Is JORUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JORUM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JORUM worth?
- JORUM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JORUM mean?
- A large bowl or jug for serving drinks such as punch or tea, together with the quantity it holds.
- What letters can be added to JORUM?
- JORUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JORUM:
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