Yes. JAM is a valid word.
JAM is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
JAM is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About JAM
JAM is fruit preserves, a crowded tangle as in a traffic jam, and an informal music session; as a verb its forms include JAMMED, JAMMING and JAMS. With J and M it is worth 12 before any bonus. Since everyone knows it, JAM is one of the safest ways to play the J, and its back hooks JAMB and JAMS make it easy to build on.
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JAM scores 12 points
Before any bonus squares: J 8 + A 1 + M 3 = 12. On a double-word square that's 24, on a triple-word 36, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: JAM as the first play
Later in the game, put the J on a 3L square and JAM is worth 28 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
Longer words from JAM
Other forms of JAM (3):
Words that start with JAM:
- JAMBE
- JAMBSform of JAMB: upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame
- JAMMY
- JAMBEDform of JAMB: upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame
- JAMBES
- JAMMERa transmitter used to broadcast electronic jamming
- JAMOKE
- JAMBEAUarmor plate that protects legs below the knee
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of JAM and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
JAM is fruit spread, a traffic jam, and a jam session. One word, three pictures, all easy to remember.
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
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