YACHT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. YACHT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YACHT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YACHT is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YACHT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yachtsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YACHT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in YACHT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does YACHT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A recreational boat or ship, often with sails or a motor, used for racing, cruising or pleasure trips.
A yacht can range from a small single-masted sailing boat to a large motorized vessel with cabins for living aboard, and the word covers both racing yachts and luxury cruising yachts. Ownership of a yacht is often associated with wealth and leisure, since the boats require mooring fees, crew and regular maintenance. Sailing clubs organise yacht races along set courses, judged on time and handling in the wind. The related word yachting names the sport and pastime of sailing such a boat for pleasure.
How YACHT is used
Common in everyday speech and print, used for pleasure and racing vessels of many sizes, from small sailing boats to large motor cruisers.
- The couple spent their honeymoon sailing a yacht along the coast.
- A luxury yacht was moored beside the smaller fishing boats.
- He learned to race a yacht as a teenager on the lake.
- The harbour was full of yachts waiting for the regatta to start.
- She dreamed of buying a yacht once the business succeeded.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YACHT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YACHT
16 longer words begin with YACHT.
Shorter words from the letters in YACHT
Common questions about YACHT
- Is YACHT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YACHT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YACHT worth?
- YACHT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YACHT mean?
- A recreational boat or ship, often with sails or a motor, used for racing, cruising or pleasure trips.
- What letters can be added to YACHT?
- YACHT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of YACHT:
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