JUMBO is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. JUMBO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JUMBO?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JUMBO is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JUMBO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jumbosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JUMBO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JUMBO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 588,184.
What does JUMBO mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Very large in size, especially larger than the usual or standard version of something.
Jumbo describes anything notably bigger than what is typical, from a jumbo sandwich to a jumbo suitcase. The word became popular after Jumbo, a famous nineteenth-century circus elephant known for his enormous size. Manufacturers and advertisers later adopted the term freely to market oversized versions of ordinary products. It is also used as a noun, most familiarly in jumbo jet, describing a very large passenger aircraft.
How JUMBO is used
Common in informal and commercial contexts, especially in product names and everyday descriptions of size.
- They ordered the jumbo size of popcorn at the cinema.
- The airline's newest jumbo can carry hundreds of passengers.
- A jumbo egg is noticeably bigger than a standard one.
- He packed his clothes into a jumbo suitcase for the long trip.
- The bakery sells a jumbo loaf on weekends.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JUMBO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JUMBO
9 longer words begin with JUMBO.
Words ending in JUMBO
1 words end in JUMBO. Useful as a back hook: play JUMBO onto a word already on the board.
Words with JUMBO inside
1 words contain JUMBO in the middle. Words that start with JUMBO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in JUMBO
Common questions about JUMBO
- Is JUMBO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JUMBO, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JUMBO worth?
- JUMBO is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JUMBO mean?
- Very large in size, especially larger than the usual or standard version of something.
- What letters can be added to JUMBO?
- JUMBO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JUMBO:
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