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Jams

Q: What does jams mean?

jams is the plural and third-person singular form of jam, which means “preserve of crushed fruit”. It has 10 meanings in total, listed above.

j ₈a ₁m ₃s ₁

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 4 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of jam

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

What does jams mean?

noun

preserve of crushed fruit
informal terms for a difficult situation
“he got into a terrible fix”
Synonymsfix hole mess muddle pickle
a dense crowd of people
Synonymscrush press
deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
Synonymsjammingelectronic jamming

verb

press tightly together or cram
“The crowd packed the auditorium”
Synonymsthrong mob pack pile
push down forcibly
“The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor”
crush or bruise
“jam a toe”
Synonymscrush
interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
“Jam the Voice of America”
Synonymsblock
get stuck and immobilized
“the mechanism jammed”
crowd or pack to capacity
“the theater was jampacked”
Synonymsjampack ramchock upcram wad

Definitions shown for jam, the base form of jams.

Is JAMS a valid word?

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

How many points is JAMS worth?

Scrabble

13 pts

j ₈a ₁m ₃s ₁

Words With Friends

16 pts

j ₁₀a ₁m ₄s ₁

Wordfeud

15 pts

j ₁₀a ₁m ₃s ₁

NYT Crossplay

15 pts

j ₁₀a ₁m ₃s ₁

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

Words from the letters in JAMS

Best shorter words top 8 of 8

jam 12 ja 9 mas 5 sam 5 sma 5 am 4 ma 4 as 2

See all 8 words made from JAMS

Words that end like JAMS

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

dams hams rams yams clams crams grams shams slams scrams programs exams diagrams madams bedlams wigwams kilograms monograms telegrams milligrams reprograms

All words ending in -AMS

Jams: quick answers

Is JAMS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. JAMS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.

How many points is JAMS worth?

JAMS scores 13 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does jams mean?

jams is the plural and third-person singular form of jam, which means “preserve of crushed fruit”. It has 10 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in JAMS?

You can make 8 shorter words from JAMS, such as JAM, JA, MAS, SAM. See the full list.