YAM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. YAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YAM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YAM is to know. It scores 8 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YAM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YAM scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in YAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,492.
What does YAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large starchy tuber grown as food in tropical countries.
What English calls a yam depends entirely on where the speaker is: in West Africa it is one plant, in America it is usually a sweet potato, and the two are not related to each other at all. The confusion is old enough to be permanent, and recipe books simply state which they mean.
How YAM is used
Countable: a yam, two yams.
- A yam of that size feeds a household for two days.
- The yam is pounded rather than mashed.
- What America sells as a yam is a sweet potato.
- Two yams and a pot of stew is the whole meal.
- The word yam covers two unrelated plants.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YAM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YAM
The 3 tiles of YAM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with YAM
18 longer words begin with YAM.
Words ending in YAM
2 words end in YAM. Useful as a back hook: play YAM onto a word already on the board.
Words with YAM inside
19 words contain YAM in the middle. Words that start with YAM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in YAM
Common questions about YAM
- Is YAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YAM, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YAM worth?
- YAM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YAM mean?
- A large starchy tuber grown as food in tropical countries.
- What letters can be added to YAM?
- YAM takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of YAM:
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