JUMAR is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. JUMAR 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 JUMAR?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JUMAR is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JUMAR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JUMAR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JUMAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does JUMAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A mechanical clamp that grips a fixed rope and is used by climbers to ascend it.
A jumar locks onto the rope when weight is applied and slides freely when the weight is released, letting a climber move upward one grip at a time. Mountaineers and cavers use a pair of jumars together with foot loops to haul themselves up vertical ropes without needing to grip the rope directly. The same word is also used as a verb for the act of climbing a rope with this device.
How JUMAR is used
Found mainly in climbing and caving instruction rather than general vocabulary.
- She clipped a jumar onto the rope before starting the ascent.
- The caver relied on a jumar to climb out of the deep shaft.
- His jumar slipped slightly before catching the rope again.
- Learning to jumar safely is part of basic rope training.
- The guide checked every jumar for wear before the climb.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JUMAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JUMAR
7 longer words begin with JUMAR.
Shorter words from the letters in JUMAR
Common questions about JUMAR
- Is JUMAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JUMAR, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JUMAR worth?
- JUMAR is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JUMAR mean?
- A mechanical clamp that grips a fixed rope and is used by climbers to ascend it.
- What letters can be added to JUMAR?
- JUMAR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JUMAR:
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