YARBOROUGHS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. YARBOROUGHS 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 20 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
y4a1r1b3o1r1o1u1g2h4s1
Depends on the listYARBOROUGHS · 11 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept YARBOROUGHS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.82
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.91%
Our own measure of how useful YARBOROUGHS is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YARBOROUGHS
No single letter turns YARBOROUGHS into another word.
How YARBOROUGHS scores
Scrabble y4a1r1b3o1r1o1u1g2h4s1 20
Words with Friends y3a1r1b4o1r1o1u2g3h3s1 21
Face value of the 11 tiles in YARBOROUGHS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so YARBOROUGHS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in YARBOROUGHS
yarborough19 harborous14 boroughs14 harbours13 goburras11 arborous10 borough13 broughs13 hoorays13 hurrays13 bursary12 harbors12 harbour12 gurrahs11 arroyos10 burgoos10 goburra10 arbours9 brashy14 brushy14 gharry13 roughy13 saughy13 boughs12 broghs12 brough12 brughs12 bugsha12 burghs12 ghubar12 hooray12 horary12 hurray12 yahoos12 abhors11 bayous11 booays11 boyars11 harbor11 argosy10
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Common questions about YARBOROUGHS
- Is YARBOROUGHS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YARBOROUGHS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YARBOROUGHS worth?
- YARBOROUGHS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to YARBOROUGHS?
- No single letter can be added to YARBOROUGHS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of YARBOROUGHS:
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