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Is jammer a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word jammer is a Scrabble US word. The word jammer is worth 17 points in Scrabble:

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Is jammer a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word jammer is a Scrabble UK word and has 17 points:

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Is jammer a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word jammer is a Words With Friends word. The word jammer is worth 21 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

JAMMER,

4-letter words (4 found)

EMMA,MARE,MARM,REAM,

3-letter words (15 found)

AME,ARE,ARM,EAR,ERA,ERM,JAM,JAR,MAE,MAM,MAR,MEM,RAJ,RAM,REM,

2-letter words (11 found)

AE,AM,AR,EA,EM,ER,JA,MA,ME,MM,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 32 words from jammer according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of jammer

jammer

Etymology

jam +‎ -er

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒæmɚ/
  • Rhymes: -æmə(ɹ)

Noun

jammer (plural jammers)

  1. Any device used to jam radio reception.
  2. A kind of form-fitting swimwear used by athletes, resembling shorts.
    • 2001, Newsgroups: rec.sport.swimming, Mon, 09 Jul 2001 21:39:52 GMT, Subject: Re: Laying out in Myrtle Beach
      As for me, I wear a dragsuit to the pool, and regular trunks to the beach. In competitions, I wear speedos, but am more comfortable in "jammers", which is a half-bodysuit.
  3. A musician who jams.
  4. A device (e.g. a jumar) which will slide along a rope in one direction but not the other, used in rock-climbing, caving etc.
  5. (roller derby) A player who attempts to score points by making their way past other players.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • windjammer

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

  • djammer (Cape Afrikaans)

Etymology

From Dutch jammer, from Middle Dutch jammer, from Old Dutch iamer, from Proto-Germanic *jēmaraz (“miserable, sorrowful”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈja.mər/

Interjection

jammer

  1. sorry

Adjective

jammer (attributive jammer, not comparable)

  1. sorry, regretful

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑ.mər/
  • Hyphenation: jam‧mer
  • Rhymes: -ɑmər

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch jammer, from Old Dutch iāmer, from Proto-Germanic *jēmaraz (“miserable, sorrowful”).

Interjection

jammer

  1. too bad, unfortunately
See also
  • helaas

Adjective

jammer (comparative jammerder, superlative jammerst)

  1. unfortunate, sad
  2. (used predicatively) too bad, a pity
Inflection
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: jammer
  • Negerhollands: jammer, jamer
  • → Caribbean Javanese: yamer

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

jammer

  1. inflection of jammeren:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒa.me/

Verb

jammer

  1. (music, notably jazz) to jam; have a jam session
    Synonym: bœuffer

Conjugation

German

Pronunciation

Verb

jammer

  1. inflection of jammern:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org