Is YANKS a word?
YANKS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 23 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, YANKS is a valid word.
What does yanks mean?
YANKS is an inflected form of yank.
noun: an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War).
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
YANKS: word details
- Pronunciation: YANGKS (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so YANKS works as a Wordle guess or answer.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
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Frequently asked questions
What does YANKS mean?
YANKS is an inflected form of yank and is a noun. It means: an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War).
Is YANKS a valid word?
Yes, YANKS is a valid word. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.