The word yanker is a valid scrabble word, except in North America

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • yanker n. Someone who yanks, or gives a sudden hard pull.
  • yanker n. (Scotland) A brazen lie.
  • yanker n. Someone who pranks someone, who yanks chains, such as with crank calls.

17 valid words from 3 definitions

AS BRAZEN CALLS CHAINS CRANK GIVES HARD LIE OR PRANKS PULL SOMEONE SUCH SUDDEN WHO WITH YANKS

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

SCOTLAND

5 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AN ANKER ER YA YANK

4 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AY NA NAY RE

14 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

BANKER CANKER DANKER HANKER JANKER LANKER RANKER TANKER WANKER YACKER YAKKER YANKED YANKEE YONKER

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

ANKER

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

YANKERS

3 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+C CANKERY
+S YANKERS
+V KNAVERY

8 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-E NARKY
-K RAYNE RENAY YEARN
-Y ANKER NAKER NERKA RANKE

Scrabble scoring

  • 13 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 3396 chance (0.03%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 21900 chance.

Other languages

Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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