YAWL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. YAWL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YAWL?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YAWL is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YAWL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yawlsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YAWL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YAWL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does YAWL mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A two-masted sailing boat.
A yawl carries its small after mast behind the rudder post, which is exactly what separates it from a ketch. The distinction matters to nobody except sailors and is absolute to them.
How YAWL is used
Countable: a yawl, two yawls.
- A yawl has its mizzen behind the rudder post.
- The word yawl came into English from Dutch.
- A ketch and a yawl differ by where one mast stands.
- Two yawls moored together and one of them larger.
- The distinction that defines a yawl is invisible from a distance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YAWL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YAWL
The 4 tiles of YAWL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with YAWL
3 longer words begin with YAWL.
Shorter words from the letters in YAWL
Common questions about YAWL
- Is YAWL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YAWL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YAWL worth?
- YAWL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YAWL mean?
- A two-masted sailing boat.
- What letters can be added to YAWL?
- YAWL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YAWL:
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