YEOMANRY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. YEOMANRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YEOMANRY?
| 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 YEOMANRY is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YEOMANRY
No single letter turns YEOMANRY into another word.
How YEOMANRY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in YEOMANRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so YEOMANRY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about YEOMANRY
- YEOMANRY 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 YEOMANRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishhistorical
The class of small landowners who farmed their own land, or a British volunteer cavalry force once raised from that class.
In English history the yeomanry stood between the gentry and the labourers, owning modest farms outright. The cavalry meaning grew out of that class, since the volunteer troopers were drawn from it.
How YEOMANRY is used
Used in history writing, and as part of the names of British cavalry units.
- The county yeomanry gathered at the village green.
- Her ancestors belonged to the sturdy yeomanry of Kent.
- The yeomanry were called out to keep order.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YEOMANRY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in YEOMANRY
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Common questions about YEOMANRY
- Is YEOMANRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YEOMANRY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YEOMANRY worth?
- YEOMANRY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YEOMANRY mean?
- The class of small landowners who farmed their own land, or a British volunteer cavalry force once raised from that class.
- What letters can be added to YEOMANRY?
- No single letter can be added to YEOMANRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of YEOMANRY:
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