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.
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
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
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.
What does YAKOWS mean in Scrabble?
YAKOWS is the plural of YAKOW.
YAKOW(noun) — An animal bred by crossing a male yak with a domestic cow.
Shorter words from the letters in YAKOWS
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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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