YAKOWS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. YAKOWS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
y4a1k5o1w4s1
Depends on the listYAKOWS · 6 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 1,035 thousandodds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept YAKOWS?
| 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: 34 / 100
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.67
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.33%
Our own measure of how useful YAKOWS is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YAKOWS
No single letter turns YAKOWS into another word.
How YAKOWS scores
Scrabble y4a1k5o1w4s1 16
Words with Friends y3a1k5o1w4s1 15
Face value of the 6 tiles in YAKOWS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.
Shorter words from the letters in YAKOWS
yakow15 kayos12 okays12 awks11 kaws11 kayo11 kays11 kows11 oaky11 okay11 skaw11 woks11 yaks11 yoks11 sway10 ways10 yaws10 yows10 koas8 oaks8 okas8 soak8 soya7 awk10 kaw10 kay10 kow10 sky10 wok10 yak10 yok10 swy9 way9 yaw9 yow9 aks7 ask7 kas7 koa7 kos7
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Common questions about YAKOWS
- Is YAKOWS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and YAKOWS is not in it.
- How many points is YAKOWS worth?
- YAKOWS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to YAKOWS?
- No single letter can be added to YAKOWS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of YAKOWS:
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