YAKKAS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. YAKKAS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept YAKKAS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YAKKAS is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YAKKAS
No single letter turns YAKKAS into another word.
How YAKKAS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in YAKKAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| k | 2 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. YAKKAS needs 1 blank tile.
What does YAKKAS mean in Scrabble?
YAKKAS is the plural of YAKKA.
YAKKA(noun) — Hard physical work or toil, especially in the phrase hard yakka.
Anagrams of YAKKAS
The 6 tiles of YAKKAS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in YAKKAS
Common questions about YAKKAS
- Is YAKKAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and YAKKAS is not in it.
- How many points is YAKKAS worth?
- YAKKAS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to YAKKAS?
- No single letter can be added to YAKKAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of YAKKAS:
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