YATAGAN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. YATAGAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YATAGAN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YATAGAN is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YATAGAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yatagansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YATAGAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in YATAGAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 882,251.
What does YATAGAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A Turkish sword or long knife with a double-curved blade and no guard.
The yatagan was a favourite weapon of Ottoman soldiers, recognisable from its blade that bends first one way and then the other, with a hilt ending in ear-like projections. Museums and arms collectors still prize decorated examples.
How YATAGAN is used
Yatagan is mainly a historical and collectors' term for Ottoman and Balkan blades.
- The museum displayed a silver-mounted yatagan from the nineteenth century.
- He drew his yatagan and held the narrow pass.
- A curved yatagan hung above the fireplace.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YATAGAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YATAGAN
1 longer words begin with YATAGAN.
Shorter words from the letters in YATAGAN
Common questions about YATAGAN
- Is YATAGAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YATAGAN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YATAGAN worth?
- YATAGAN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YATAGAN mean?
- A Turkish sword or long knife with a double-curved blade and no guard.
- What letters can be added to YATAGAN?
- YATAGAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of YATAGAN:
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