jam: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 12 letter points · starts with J · ends with M
Meaning of jam
noun
- countable, uncommon, uncountable
A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts
Example: He is allergic to jam.
- countable
A difficult situation.
- countable
A difficult situation. A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.
Example: The pitcher's in a jam now, having walked the bases loaded with the cleanup hitter coming to bat.
- countable
A blockage, congestion, or immobilization.
Example: a jam on the 101 South, blocking the two right lanes [radio report]
Listed forms: jams.
Source: Wiktionary — jam.
verb
To get something stuck, often (though not necessarily) in a confined space.
Example: My foot got jammed in a gap between the rocks.
To brusquely force something into a space; to cram, to squeeze.
Example: They temporarily stopped the gas tank leak by jamming a piece of taffy into the hole.
To render something unable to move.
To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up".
Example: A single accident can jam the roads for hours.
Listed forms: jams, jamming, jammed.
Source: Wiktionary — jam.
noun
- dated
A kind of frock for children.
Listed forms: jams, jama.
Source: Wiktionary — jam.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for jam.
noun
informal terms for a difficult situation
noun
a dense crowd of people
noun
deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
- jamming
- electronic jamming
verb
press tightly together or cram
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is jam in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of jam
J(8) + A(1) + M(3) = 12 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of jam
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from jam
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in jam. Showing up to 24, longest first.