YOLK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. YOLK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YOLK?
| 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 YOLK is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YOLK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YOLK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YOLK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,269.
What does YOLK mean in Scrabble?
noun
The yellow part of an egg.
Yolk is built on the word yellow and once meant simply the yellow part, which is precisely what it still means. The letter l was silent for centuries and has been restored by people pronouncing the spelling.
How YOLK is used
Countable: a yolk, two yolks.
- A yolk sets at a lower temperature than the white.
- The word yolk is built on the word yellow.
- The l in yolk was silent for centuries.
- Two yolks in one egg is a double and not a fault.
- A yolk carries almost all the fat in the egg.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YOLK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YOLK
6 longer words begin with YOLK.
Shorter words from the letters in YOLK
Common questions about YOLK
- Is YOLK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YOLK, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YOLK worth?
- YOLK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YOLK mean?
- The yellow part of an egg.
- What letters can be added to YOLK?
- YOLK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YOLK:
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