YANK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. YANK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YANK?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YANK is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YANK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yanksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YANK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YANK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What does YANK mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To pull something with a sudden strong movement.
Yank appeared in eighteenth-century Scotland with no known ancestor, which is unusual for a word that then spread so widely. The nickname for an American is a separate word altogether.
How YANK is used
Yanked, yanking. Also a noun.
- She yanked the door and the handle came away.
- The word yank first appeared in Scotland.
- A yank on that rope will bring the whole thing down.
- The nickname for an American is a different yank.
- Yanking a stuck drawer usually makes it worse.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YANK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YANK
9 longer words begin with YANK.
Shorter words from the letters in YANK
Common questions about YANK
- Is YANK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YANK, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YANK worth?
- YANK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YANK mean?
- To pull something with a sudden strong movement.
- What letters can be added to YANK?
- YANK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YANK:
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