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James

j 8a 1m 3e 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · 5 letters · Rare

  • Scrabble US & Canada : not valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : not valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does james mean?

noun

  1. a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

    Synonymsjames iv

  2. the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701)

    Synonymsjames ii

  3. the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625)

    Synonymsjames iking jamesking james i

  4. United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882)

    Synonymsjesse james

  5. United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910)

    Synonymswilliam james

  6. writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916)

    Synonymshenry james

Is JAMES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) No
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is JAMES worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
j 8a 1m 3e 1s 1

Words With Friends

17 pts
j 10a 1m 4e 1s 1

Wordfeud

16 pts
j 10a 1m 3e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
j 10a 1m 3e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in JAMES

Words that end like JAMES

Common words that share the ending -AMES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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James: quick answers

Is JAMES a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. JAMES is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is JAMES worth?
JAMES scores 14 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does james mean?
As a noun, james means “a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in JAMES?
You can make 25 shorter words from JAMES, such as JAMS, JAM, JA, MAES. See the full list.