YARK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. YARK 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept YARK?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YARK 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 YARK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yarksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YARK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YARK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What stands out about YARK
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does YARK mean in Scrabble?
verb
dialect
To strike sharply, especially with a stick or whip.
Yark is a dialect verb close in sense to yerk, describing a quick, hard blow delivered with something like a whip or switch. Farmers and stablehands once used it for striking an animal or object with a sudden, sharp motion.
How YARK is used
A dialect verb, rarely heard outside regional speech.
- He would yark the horse to make it move.
- The old groom warned against trying to yark a nervous animal.
- She would yark the rug hard to shake off the dust.
- The carter would yark the reins whenever the cart slowed.
- He was ready to yark the door shut in anger.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YARK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YARK
The 4 tiles of YARK in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with YARK
3 longer words begin with YARK.
Shorter words from the letters in YARK
Common questions about YARK
- Is YARK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YARK, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YARK worth?
- YARK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YARK mean?
- To strike sharply, especially with a stick or whip.
- What letters can be added to YARK?
- YARK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YARK:
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