YAKUZA is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. YAKUZA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YAKUZA?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YAKUZA is to know. It scores 22 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YAKUZA
No single letter turns YAKUZA into another word.
How YAKUZA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in YAKUZA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,139 thousand.
What stands out about YAKUZA
- YAKUZA scores 22 points, more than twice the average for a 6-letter word (10.5).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does YAKUZA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A member of a Japanese organised crime syndicate, or the syndicates as a whole.
The groups have a long history and strict internal rules. In films and news reports the word often stands for the entire criminal underworld of Japan. The word yakuza is Japanese, and it is usually written in lower case in English.
How YAKUZA is used
Used in crime reporting, film and Japanese history.
- The detective had been tracking a yakuza boss for years.
- A yakuza film played late at the cinema.
- Members of the yakuza are often recognised by their tattoos.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YAKUZA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in YAKUZA
Common questions about YAKUZA
- Is YAKUZA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YAKUZA, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YAKUZA worth?
- YAKUZA is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YAKUZA mean?
- A member of a Japanese organised crime syndicate, or the syndicates as a whole.
- What letters can be added to YAKUZA?
- No single letter can be added to YAKUZA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of YAKUZA:
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