YARAK is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. YARAK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YARAK?
| 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 YARAK is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YARAK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yaraksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YARAK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in YARAK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does YARAK mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
In falconry, the state of peak fitness and eagerness to hunt shown by a trained hawk.
A hawk in yarak is neither too fat nor too thin, alert rather than sleepy, and keen to leave the fist and fly at prey the moment it is released. Falconers watch closely for the signs of yarak, since a bird flown before it is ready may refuse to hunt or fly off entirely rather than return. The word entered English falconry from Turkish by way of Persian, reflecting the long history of falconry across Central Asia and the Middle East. Reaching yarak takes careful weight management and daily handling over a period of weeks.
How YARAK is used
Chiefly used in the phrase in yarak by falconers describing a hawk ready and eager to hunt.
- The falconer judged the hawk to be in yarak by its sharp, eager stance.
- A bird flown before reaching yarak often refuses to hunt at all.
- Weeks of careful feeding brought the peregrine into yarak.
- Signs of yarak include bright eyes and an alert, forward posture.
- Old falconry manuals describe how to recognize true yarak in a hawk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YARAK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YARAK
1 longer words begin with YARAK.
Shorter words from the letters in YARAK
Common questions about YARAK
- Is YARAK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YARAK, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YARAK worth?
- YARAK is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YARAK mean?
- In falconry, the state of peak fitness and eagerness to hunt shown by a trained hawk.
- What letters can be added to YARAK?
- YARAK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of YARAK:
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