YAKITORI is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. YAKITORI 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 YAKITORI?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YAKITORI is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YAKITORI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yakitorisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YAKITORI scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in YAKITORI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so YAKITORI has to be built on the board across turns.
What does YAKITORI mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Japanese dish of small pieces of chicken threaded on skewers and grilled.
Yakitori is usually cooked over charcoal and brushed with a sweet soy glaze or sprinkled with salt. It is a standard snack in Japanese pubs and street stalls, often eaten with beer.
How YAKITORI is used
Yakitori is a loanword from Japanese, used on menus worldwide.
- We ordered a plate of yakitori with beer.
- The yakitori smelled of smoke and soy.
- A small stall sold yakitori near the station.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YAKITORI and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YAKITORI
1 longer words begin with YAKITORI.
Shorter words from the letters in YAKITORI
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Common questions about YAKITORI
- Is YAKITORI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YAKITORI, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YAKITORI worth?
- YAKITORI is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YAKITORI mean?
- A Japanese dish of small pieces of chicken threaded on skewers and grilled.
- What letters can be added to YAKITORI?
- YAKITORI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of YAKITORI:
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