YUAN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. YUAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YUAN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YUAN is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YUAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yuansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YUAN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YUAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does YUAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
The basic unit of money used in China.
The yuan divides into smaller units called jiao and fen, much as a dollar divides into cents. Prices in China are commonly quoted in yuan.
How YUAN is used
- The meal cost about forty yuan.
- He exchanged his dollars for yuan at the airport.
- Prices on the menu were listed only in yuan.
- The company reported its profits in yuan.
- She saved several thousand yuan for the trip.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YUAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YUAN
1 longer words begin with YUAN.
Shorter words from the letters in YUAN
Common questions about YUAN
- Is YUAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YUAN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YUAN worth?
- YUAN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YUAN mean?
- The basic unit of money used in China.
- What letters can be added to YUAN?
- YUAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YUAN:
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