Is YAWS a word?
YAWS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends, has 4 letters, and can be rearranged into 2 other words, plus 7 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, YAWS is a valid word.
What does yaws mean?
noun: an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
YAWS: word details
- Length: 4 letters, a short word. It is one of 5,469 4-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 10 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 9 points on the tiles.
- 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 YAWS mean?
YAWS is a noun. It means: an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions.
Is YAWS a valid word?
Yes, YAWS is a valid word. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 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.