YEARN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. YEARN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YEARN?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YEARN is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YEARN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yearnsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YEARN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in YEARN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What stands out about YEARN
- The same 5 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 YEARN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To have a strong, persistent feeling of longing or desire for something, especially something out of reach, lost or far away.
A person who yearns for home while travelling feels a deep, aching wish to return, a longing that goes beyond simply wanting something and carries real emotional weight. The word often attaches to things that cannot be easily obtained, such as a lost loved one, a distant homeland or a past that can never return, giving yearn a wistful, sometimes sorrowful tone. Writers frequently pair yearn with for, as in yearn for freedom or yearn for recognition, naming the specific object of the longing directly. Poets and songwriters reach for yearn often precisely because it carries more emotional intensity than plainer verbs such as want or wish.
How YEARN is used
Common in everyday and literary writing to express a deep, often wistful longing for something out of reach.
- She yearned for the sea after years inland.
- He began to yearn for his childhood home.
- The exiled poet yearned to return to his country.
- They yearned for a simpler life away from the city.
- Her letters revealed how deeply she yearned for news of him.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YEARN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YEARN
The 5 tiles of YEARN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with YEARN
7 longer words begin with YEARN.
Shorter words from the letters in YEARN
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Common questions about YEARN
- Is YEARN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YEARN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YEARN worth?
- YEARN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YEARN mean?
- To have a strong, persistent feeling of longing or desire for something, especially something out of reach, lost or far away.
- What letters can be added to YEARN?
- YEARN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of YEARN:
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