YARN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. YARN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YARN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YARN is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YARN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yarnsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YARN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YARN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does YARN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Thread spun from fiber, used for knitting, weaving, or sewing; also, informally, a long or entertaining story.
Yarn most literally refers to strands of wool, cotton, or synthetic fiber twisted together for knitting or weaving. From the image of thread being spun out at length, yarn also came to mean a long, often exaggerated story, especially one told aloud, as in the phrase spin a yarn.
How YARN is used
The fiber sense is everyday and neutral; the storytelling sense is informal.
- She bought several skeins of blue yarn for the sweater.
- The old sailor loved to spin a yarn about his travels.
- The scarf was knitted from soft wool yarn.
- His grandfather told a long yarn about the storm at sea.
- The shop sold yarn in every color imaginable.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YARN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YARN
The 4 tiles of YARN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with YARN
5 longer words begin with YARN.
Words ending in YARN
1 words end in YARN. Useful as a back hook: play YARN onto a word already on the board.
Words with YARN inside
1 words contain YARN in the middle. Words that start with YARN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in YARN
Common questions about YARN
- Is YARN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YARN, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YARN worth?
- YARN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YARN mean?
- Thread spun from fiber, used for knitting, weaving, or sewing; also, informally, a long or entertaining story.
- What letters can be added to YARN?
- YARN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YARN:
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