YAWMETER is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. YAWMETER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YAWMETER?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YAWMETER is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YAWMETER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yawmetersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YAWMETER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in YAWMETER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so YAWMETER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does YAWMETER mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An instrument fitted to an aircraft that measures its yaw.
Yaw is the sideways swing of the nose, and a yawmeter lets a pilot or test crew see how large that swing is. It is a specialist term of aeronautics, rarely met outside flight testing.
How YAWMETER is used
Used in aeronautics when discussing instruments that track an aircraft's attitude.
- The yawmeter showed a steady drift to the left.
- Engineers recalibrated the yawmeter before the test flight.
- A faulty yawmeter gave the crew misleading readings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YAWMETER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YAWMETER
1 longer words begin with YAWMETER.
Shorter words from the letters in YAWMETER
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Common questions about YAWMETER
- Is YAWMETER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YAWMETER, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YAWMETER worth?
- YAWMETER is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YAWMETER mean?
- An instrument fitted to an aircraft that measures its yaw.
- What letters can be added to YAWMETER?
- YAWMETER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of YAWMETER:
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