YEARLING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. YEARLING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YEARLING?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YEARLING is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YEARLING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yearlingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YEARLING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in YEARLING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so YEARLING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about YEARLING
- All 8 letters of YEARLING are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does YEARLING mean in Scrabble?
noun
An animal that is between one and two years old.
Breeders speak of a yearling when sorting calves, foals, or sheep by age. In horse racing the word has a special sense, since every thoroughbred counts as a yearling in the calendar year after its birth.
How YEARLING is used
Common in farming and horse racing, where an animal's age group affects its price and training.
- The farmer sold a yearling at the autumn market.
- A sleek yearling cantered across the paddock.
- Buyers crowded round the pen to look at the bay yearling.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YEARLING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YEARLING
The 8 tiles of YEARLING in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with YEARLING
1 longer words begin with YEARLING.
Shorter words from the letters in YEARLING
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Common questions about YEARLING
- Is YEARLING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YEARLING, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YEARLING worth?
- YEARLING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YEARLING mean?
- An animal that is between one and two years old.
- What letters can be added to YEARLING?
- YEARLING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of YEARLING:
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