YARDARM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. YARDARM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YARDARM?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YARDARM is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YARDARM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yardarmsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YARDARM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in YARDARM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,853 thousand.
What does YARDARM mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
Either end of the horizontal spar that carries the sail on a square-rigged ship.
On sailing ships each yard crosses the mast, and the yardarm is the outer part on each side. Sailors once hanged offenders from the yardarm, and the phrase about the sun being over the yardarm now jokingly marks drinking time.
How YARDARM is used
Yardarm is a nautical term found in sea stories and in the idiom about the sun and the yardarm.
- A signal flag fluttered at the yardarm.
- The topman edged out along the yardarm to free the sail.
- It is past noon, so the sun must be over the yardarm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YARDARM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YARDARM
1 longer words begin with YARDARM.
Shorter words from the letters in YARDARM
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Common questions about YARDARM
- Is YARDARM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YARDARM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YARDARM worth?
- YARDARM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YARDARM mean?
- Either end of the horizontal spar that carries the sail on a square-rigged ship.
- What letters can be added to YARDARM?
- YARDARM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of YARDARM:
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