What does JAM mean?

Pronunciation
/dʒæm/
Letters
3
Scrabble score
12
Words With Friends score
15
How common
Common

Meaning

verb

  1. press tightly together or cram“The crowd packed the auditorium”
  2. push down forcibly“The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor”
  3. crush or bruise“jam a toe”
  4. interfere with or prevent the reception of signals“Jam the Voice of America”
  5. get stuck and immobilized“the mechanism jammed”
  6. crowd or pack to capacity“the theater was jampacked”
  7. block passage through“obstruct the path”

noun

  1. preserve of crushed fruit

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

jams13

Anagrams of JAM

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside JAM

2 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

am4ma4

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Word lists

Questions

Is JAM a valid word in word games?

JAM is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is JAM worth?

JAM is worth 12 points with Scrabble letter values and 15 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from JAM?

2 other words, including AM and MA.