YAKOW is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. YAKOW 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 YAKOW?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YAKOW is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YAKOW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yakowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YAKOW scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in YAKOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does YAKOW mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
An animal bred by crossing a male yak with a domestic cow.
The yakow is raised in parts of Central Asia and the Himalayas, where breeders cross yaks with cattle to combine the yak's hardiness at high altitude with traits useful for milk or meat production. Such hybrid animals are typically sturdier than either parent breed alone in cold, thin-aired terrain. The name simply combines the two parent species into one word.
How YAKOW is used
A specialist term used in livestock breeding and discussions of Himalayan agriculture.
- Herders in the highlands kept a small group of yakow for milk.
- The yakow proved hardier than ordinary cattle at high altitude.
- A breeder explained how a yakow is produced from a yak and a cow.
- The market sold cheese made from yakow milk.
- Farmers valued the yakow for surviving the harsh winters.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YAKOW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YAKOW
1 longer words begin with YAKOW.
Shorter words from the letters in YAKOW
Common questions about YAKOW
- Is YAKOW valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and YAKOW is not in it.
- How many points is YAKOW worth?
- YAKOW is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YAKOW mean?
- An animal bred by crossing a male yak with a domestic cow.
- What letters can be added to YAKOW?
- YAKOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of YAKOW:
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