YAWP is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. YAWP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YAWP?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YAWP is to know. It scores 12 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YAWP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yawpsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YAWP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YAWP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does YAWP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A harsh or raucous cry.
Yawp is imitative and would be obscure but for one line of Whitman, who used it about a barbaric cry sounded over the roofs of the world. That single use is what keeps the word in print.
How YAWP is used
Countable. Also a verb: yawped, yawping.
- A yawp from the far end of the platform.
- The word yawp survives because of one line of Whitman.
- He yawped about it for a week and changed nothing.
- A yawp is harsher than a shout and less articulate.
- The word yawp imitates the sound it names.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YAWP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YAWP
6 longer words begin with YAWP.
Shorter words from the letters in YAWP
Common questions about YAWP
- Is YAWP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YAWP, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YAWP worth?
- YAWP is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YAWP mean?
- A harsh or raucous cry.
- What letters can be added to YAWP?
- YAWP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YAWP:
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