YACKAS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. YACKAS 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept YACKAS?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YACKAS is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YACKAS
No single letter turns YACKAS into another word.
How YACKAS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in YACKAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,070 thousand.
What does YACKAS mean in Scrabble?
YACKAS is the plural of YACKA.
YACKA(noun) — An Australian grass tree, a plant with a thick woody stem and a dense crown of long, stiff, grass-like leaves.
Shorter words from the letters in YACKAS
Common questions about YACKAS
- Is YACKAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and YACKAS is not in it.
- How many points is YACKAS worth?
- YACKAS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to YACKAS?
- No single letter can be added to YACKAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of YACKAS:
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