YACKA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. YACKA is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept YACKA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YACKA is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YACKA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yackasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YACKA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in YACKA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
What does YACKA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australianinformal
An Australian grass tree, a plant with a thick woody stem and a dense crown of long, stiff, grass-like leaves.
Yacka, also spelled yacca, names a slow-growing native Australian plant that often develops a tall flowering spike rising from its crown of leaves. The plant is well known for surviving bushfires and regrowing afterward, which made it a familiar sight across dry Australian bushland. The word is informal Australian usage and less common today than the alternative spelling yacca.
How YACKA is used
Informal Australian noun, also spelled yacca; plural is yackas.
- A tall yacka stood at the edge of the dry paddock.
- The yacka's flower spike rose well above its leaves.
- Bushwalkers pointed out a yacka scorched but alive after the fire.
- Old photographs show a yacka growing beside the homestead.
- Several yackas dotted the sandy ridge above the creek.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YACKA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YACKA
1 longer words begin with YACKA.
Shorter words from the letters in YACKA
Common questions about YACKA
- Is YACKA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and YACKA is not in it.
- How many points is YACKA worth?
- YACKA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YACKA mean?
- An Australian grass tree, a plant with a thick woody stem and a dense crown of long, stiff, grass-like leaves.
- What letters can be added to YACKA?
- YACKA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of YACKA:
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