YEAN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. YEAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YEAN?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YEAN is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YEAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yeansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YEAN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YEAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What does YEAN mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaicdialect
To give birth, said especially of a sheep or goat.
Yean describes a ewe or nanny goat bringing forth young, a term once common in farming language and still found in older poetry, such as Shakespeare's reference to ewes that yean. Related to the equally old word ean, it survives today mainly in historical or dialect contexts rather than modern farming vocabulary.
How YEAN is used
Archaic and dialect; met in older texts and traditional farming speech rather than current usage.
- The shepherd expected the ewes to yean in early spring.
- Old farming manuals describe when sheep typically yean.
- The goat was kept apart from the flock as it neared time to yean.
- The poem speaks of ewes about to yean.
- Few modern farmers use the word yean instead of give birth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YEAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YEAN
5 longer words begin with YEAN.
Words with YEAN inside
1 words contain YEAN in the middle. Words that start with YEAN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in YEAN
Common questions about YEAN
- Is YEAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YEAN, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YEAN worth?
- YEAN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YEAN mean?
- To give birth, said especially of a sheep or goat.
- What letters can be added to YEAN?
- YEAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YEAN:
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