YIRKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. YIRKS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept YIRKS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YIRKS is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YIRKS
No single letter turns YIRKS into another word.
How YIRKS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in YIRKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does YIRKS mean in Scrabble?
YIRKS is the present-tense form of YIRK used with he, she and it.
Anagrams of YIRKS
The 5 tiles of YIRKS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in YIRKS
Common questions about YIRKS
- Is YIRKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and YIRKS is not in it.
- How many points is YIRKS worth?
- YIRKS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to YIRKS?
- No single letter can be added to YIRKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of YIRKS:
Open YIRKS in the Word Finder