YONKER is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. YONKER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YONKER?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YONKER is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YONKER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yonkersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YONKER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in YONKER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does YONKER mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A young man or youth.
Yonker is an old word for a young fellow, found mostly in older plays, tales and verse, where it may be said fondly or with a hint of scorn for someone fresh and inexperienced. It is a spelling of younker and it carries the same sense. Today it is more likely to be met in a word list than in anyone's speech. Its sound recalls the Dutch-flavored titles that gave English the name of a city.
How YONKER is used
Archaic; found in old texts and word games, not in current speech.
- The old captain called the new deckhand a cheeky yonker.
- A yonker of seventeen stepped forward to answer the call.
- In the ballad, a bold yonker rides to the fair.
- She laughed at the yonker who tried to look so grown.
- The play opens with a yonker bursting in with news.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YONKER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YONKER
1 longer words begin with YONKER.
Shorter words from the letters in YONKER
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Common questions about YONKER
- Is YONKER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YONKER, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YONKER worth?
- YONKER is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YONKER mean?
- A young man or youth.
- What letters can be added to YONKER?
- YONKER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of YONKER:
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