YATAGHAN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. YATAGHAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YATAGHAN?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YATAGHAN is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YATAGHAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yataghansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YATAGHAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in YATAGHAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so YATAGHAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does YATAGHAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A long Turkish knife or short sword with a curved single-edged blade and no guard.
The yataghan was a weapon of the Ottoman world, carried by soldiers and irregulars. Its blade curves slightly forward, and its hilt has no crossguard. Museums display ornate examples with silver-mounted handles.
How YATAGHAN is used
Yataghan is a historical weapon term, also written ataghan or yatagan.
- A yataghan hung on the wall of the study.
- The janissary drew his yataghan.
- The museum owns a silver-hilted yataghan.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YATAGHAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YATAGHAN
1 longer words begin with YATAGHAN.
Shorter words from the letters in YATAGHAN
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Common questions about YATAGHAN
- Is YATAGHAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YATAGHAN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YATAGHAN worth?
- YATAGHAN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YATAGHAN mean?
- A long Turkish knife or short sword with a curved single-edged blade and no guard.
- What letters can be added to YATAGHAN?
- YATAGHAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of YATAGHAN:
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