YOKER is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. YOKER 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 YOKER?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YOKER is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YOKER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yokersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YOKER scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in YOKER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does YOKER mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scotsdialectrare
To spit, in Scots dialect speech.
Yoker is a Scots dialect verb recorded for the simple act of spitting, with no wider figurative sense attached to it. It belongs to a small set of blunt, physical dialect verbs that never crossed into standard English and survive mainly in word lists. Speakers outside Scots-speaking communities are unlikely to encounter yoker outside a dictionary.
How YOKER is used
Rare Scots dialect term; not used in standard or everyday English.
- The old glossary lists yoker next to several other Scots verbs for spitting.
- He was said to yoker onto the ground before starting the fight.
- Dialect speakers might yoker rather than spit, though the meaning is the same.
- The word yoker appears in collections of Scots farming speech.
- To yoker was considered coarse even among those who used the term.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YOKER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YOKER
3 longer words begin with YOKER.
Shorter words from the letters in YOKER
Common questions about YOKER
- Is YOKER valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and YOKER is not in it.
- How many points is YOKER worth?
- YOKER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YOKER mean?
- To spit, in Scots dialect speech.
- What letters can be added to YOKER?
- YOKER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of YOKER:
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