YERK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. YERK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YERK?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YERK is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YERK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yerksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YERK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YERK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does YERK mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scots
To pull or strike something sharply.
Yerk is Scots and northern and is used about a sudden pull on a rein or a blow with a stick. Shakespeare used it, which is why it appears in glossaries far more often than in speech.
How YERK is used
Yerked, yerking. Scots and northern.
- He yerked the rein and the horse stopped dead.
- The word yerk survives because Shakespeare used it.
- A yerk on a line will break it as often as set the hook.
- Yerking a stuck bolt shears the head off.
- Glossaries carry yerk and speech does not.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YERK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YERK
The 4 tiles of YERK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with YERK
3 longer words begin with YERK.
Shorter words from the letters in YERK
Common questions about YERK
- Is YERK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YERK, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YERK worth?
- YERK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YERK mean?
- To pull or strike something sharply.
- What letters can be added to YERK?
- YERK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YERK:
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