YOKE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. YOKE 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 YOKE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YOKE is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YOKE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YOKE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YOKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does YOKE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A wooden crosspiece fastened over two animals.
Yoke comes from the same root as join and as the Sanskrit word behind yoga, all through the idea of binding together. The garment sense, a shaped piece across the shoulders, borrowed the shape and nothing else.
How YOKE is used
Countable. Also a verb: yoked, yoking.
- A yoke spreads the load across two animals.
- The word yoke shares a root with join and with yoga.
- They yoked the oxen and started before dawn.
- A yoke on a shirt is named from the shape.
- Two yokes in the barn and neither of them fitted.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YOKE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YOKE
14 longer words begin with YOKE.
Words ending in YOKE
3 words end in YOKE. Useful as a back hook: play YOKE onto a word already on the board.
Words with YOKE inside
6 words contain YOKE in the middle. Words that start with YOKE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in YOKE
Common questions about YOKE
- Is YOKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YOKE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YOKE worth?
- YOKE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YOKE mean?
- A wooden crosspiece fastened over two animals.
- What letters can be added to YOKE?
- YOKE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YOKE:
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