YOUNKER is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. YOUNKER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YOUNKER?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YOUNKER is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YOUNKER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
younkersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YOUNKER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in YOUNKER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does YOUNKER mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicdialect
A young person, especially a young man or boy.
The younker is an old-fashioned word for a youth, found in historical novels and some regional speech. It carries a slightly teasing or affectionate tone. It is related to the Dutch word for a young nobleman.
How YOUNKER is used
Younker is now rare and mostly appears in period writing or as a jocular term.
- The old sailor called every new recruit a younker.
- A bold younker stepped forward to take the challenge.
- The younker grinned and ran down the lane.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YOUNKER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YOUNKER
1 longer words begin with YOUNKER.
Shorter words from the letters in YOUNKER
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Common questions about YOUNKER
- Is YOUNKER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YOUNKER, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YOUNKER worth?
- YOUNKER is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YOUNKER mean?
- A young person, especially a young man or boy.
- What letters can be added to YOUNKER?
- YOUNKER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of YOUNKER:
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