SJAMBOK is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. SJAMBOK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SJAMBOK?
| 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 SJAMBOK is to know. It scores 22 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SJAMBOK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sjamboksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SJAMBOK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SJAMBOK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,895 thousand.
What does SJAMBOK mean in Scrabble?
noun
South African
A long, stiff whip, traditionally made of hippopotamus or rhinoceros hide, used in southern Africa.
The sjambok has long been used to drive cattle, and its use as a weapon of punishment gave it a harsh reputation. As a verb the word means to beat someone with one.
How SJAMBOK is used
Sjambok is a South African word, also used as a verb meaning to flog.
- The farmer carried a sjambok to drive the cattle.
- A museum case held an old sjambok of rhino hide.
- The guard threatened to sjambok the thief.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SJAMBOK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SJAMBOK
The 7 tiles of SJAMBOK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SJAMBOK
5 longer words begin with SJAMBOK.
Shorter words from the letters in SJAMBOK
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Common questions about SJAMBOK
- Is SJAMBOK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SJAMBOK, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SJAMBOK worth?
- SJAMBOK is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SJAMBOK mean?
- A long, stiff whip, traditionally made of hippopotamus or rhinoceros hide, used in southern Africa.
- What letters can be added to SJAMBOK?
- SJAMBOK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SJAMBOK:
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