YACHTIE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. YACHTIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YACHTIE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YACHTIE is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YACHTIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yachtiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YACHTIE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in YACHTIE, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does YACHTIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalAustralianBritish
A person who sails or owns a yacht.
Yachtie is a friendly name for those who love sailing, from weekend racers to professional crew on private yachts. It is common in Australia and Britain, and in marinas it describes the whole community of boat owners and their crews.
How YACHTIE is used
Informal term for yacht sailors, heard around marinas and regattas.
- Every yachtie in the harbour came out for the regatta.
- The yachtie checked the wind before leaving the marina.
- She worked as a yachtie on a luxury boat in the Med.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YACHTIE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YACHTIE
1 longer words begin with YACHTIE.
Shorter words from the letters in YACHTIE
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Common questions about YACHTIE
- Is YACHTIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YACHTIE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YACHTIE worth?
- YACHTIE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YACHTIE mean?
- A person who sails or owns a yacht.
- What letters can be added to YACHTIE?
- YACHTIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of YACHTIE:
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