YURTA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. YURTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YURTA?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YURTA is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YURTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yurtasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YURTA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in YURTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does YURTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A portable, round tent with a collapsible wooden lattice frame and a thick felt covering, traditionally used as a dwelling by nomadic peoples of Central Asia; a variant name for a yurt.
Herding families across the steppes of Mongolia and Central Asia have long relied on the yurta because it can be raised or taken down in a matter of hours and carried easily by pack animal or cart as the herds move to fresh pasture. A conical or domed roof sits above a circular wall of latticed poles, and layers of felt insulate the structure against both harsh winter cold and summer heat. English writers sometimes use yurta instead of the more familiar yurt, reflecting the word's route into English through Russian rather than directly from the original Turkic or Mongolian term. Outside its traditional setting, a yurta now also appears in Western campsites and gardens as a distinctive style of glamping accommodation.
How YURTA is used
A less common alternative spelling of yurt, met mainly in travel writing, anthropology and descriptions of Central Asian life.
- The herders folded the yurta onto a cart before the journey north.
- Smoke rose through the opening at the top of the yurta.
- She spent a week living in a yurta on the Mongolian steppe.
- The lattice frame of the yurta took only an hour to assemble.
- Tourists can now rent a yurta for a night at the campsite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YURTA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YURTA
1 longer words begin with YURTA.
Shorter words from the letters in YURTA
Common questions about YURTA
- Is YURTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YURTA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YURTA worth?
- YURTA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YURTA mean?
- A portable, round tent with a collapsible wooden lattice frame and a thick felt covering, traditionally used as a dwelling by nomadic peoples of Central Asia; a variant name for a yurt.
- What letters can be added to YURTA?
- YURTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of YURTA:
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