The crossword solution for the term SOME MAH-JONGG TILES is BAMS, which stands for bamboo, animal, man, and season tiles. These are four of the seven types of tiles used in the game of Mah-Jongg, a Chinese tile-based game that originated in the 19th century. Bamboo tiles are numbered from one to nine, animal tiles are represented by four different animals, man tiles are represented by four different characters, and season tiles are represented by four different seasons.