YAWNY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. YAWNY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept YAWNY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YAWNY is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YAWNY
No single letter turns YAWNY into another word.
How YAWNY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in YAWNY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 697,107.
What stands out about YAWNY
- YAWNY begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does YAWNY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalrare
Full of yawning, sleepy, or so dull that it makes people yawn.
Yawny describes something so dull or tiring that it provokes yawns, such as a yawny lecture or a yawny afternoon. It can also describe a person who is yawning repeatedly, usually from tiredness or boredom. The word is informal and rare, used mostly for light or humorous effect rather than in formal writing.
How YAWNY is used
Informal, rare adjective; can describe either a dull situation or a sleepy person.
- The yawny lecture emptied half the room by the end.
- She gave a yawny nod and admitted she needed more sleep.
- A yawny silence settled over the office after lunch.
- The long, yawny drive home felt endless.
- His yawny replies showed he was barely awake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YAWNY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in YAWNY
Common questions about YAWNY
- Is YAWNY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YAWNY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YAWNY worth?
- YAWNY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YAWNY mean?
- Full of yawning, sleepy, or so dull that it makes people yawn.
- What letters can be added to YAWNY?
- No single letter can be added to YAWNY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of YAWNY:
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