YAQONA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. YAQONA 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept YAQONA?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YAQONA is to know. It scores 18 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YAQONA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yaqonasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YAQONA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in YAQONA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What stands out about YAQONA
- YAQONA takes a Q without a U — one of only 93 words in our lists that do. That is the cheapest way to get rid of the ten-point tile.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with YAQONA
1 longer words begin with YAQONA.
Shorter words from the letters in YAQONA
Common questions about YAQONA
- Is YAQONA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and YAQONA is not in it.
- How many points is YAQONA worth?
- YAQONA is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to YAQONA?
- YAQONA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of YAQONA:
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