The word yard is a valid scrabble word

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

  • yard n. A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.
  • yard n. (US, Canada, Australia) The property surrounding one’s house, typically dominated by one’s lawn.
  • yard n. An enclosed area designated for a specific purpose, e.g. on farms, railways etc.

33 valid words from 3 definitions

ADJOINING AN AREA BUILDING BY CANADA DESIGNATED DOMINATED ENCLOSED ESPECIALLY FARMS FOR HOUSE LAWN NOW OF ON ONE OR OTHER PRECINCTS PROPERTY PURPOSE RAILWAYS SMALL SPECIFIC SURROUNDING THE TYPICALLY UNCULTIVATED US USUALLY WITHIN

2 invalid words from 3 definitions

AUSTRALIA ETC

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

AR ARD YA YAR

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

AY DRAY RAY

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

ADRY DRAY

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

BARD CARD EARD FARD HARD LARD MARD NARD PARD SARD WARD YALD YARE YARK YARN YARR YAUD YERD YIRD

3 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

ARD YAD YAR

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

YAIRD YEARD

28 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

YARDS YARDED YARDER YARDAGE YARDANG YARDARM YARDERS YARDING YARDMAN YARDMEN YARDAGES YARDANGS YARDARMS YARDBIRD YARDINGS YARDLAND YARDWAND YARDWORK YARDBIRDS YARDLANDS YARDLIGHT YARDSTICK YARDWANDS YARDWORKS YARDLIGHTS YARDMASTER YARDSTICKS YARDMASTERS

50 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

BAYARDS BOYARDS BEEYARDS HALYARDS INNYARDS LANYARDS TANYARDS BACKYARDS BALLYARDS BARNYARDS BOATYARDS BONEYARDS COALYARDS DEERYARDS DOCKYARDS DOORYARDS FARMYARDS FEEDYARDS FOREYARDS HAULYARDS JUNKYARDS KAILYARDS KALEYARDS KIRKYARDS MAINYARDS METEYARDS RICKYARDS SALEYARDS SAVOYARDS SHIPYARDS SHOWYARDS TILTYARDS VINEYARDS WHINYARDS WOODYARDS BRICKYARDS COURTYARDS GRAVEYARDS MOOSEYARDS SCRAPYARDS STACKYARDS STEELYARDS STOCKYARDS CHURCHYARDS LUMBERYARDS SCHOOLYARDS SWITCHYARDS TIMBERYARDS VINEYARDIST VINEYARDISTS

51 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

LYARD BAYARD BOYARD WEYARD BEEYARD HALYARD INNYARD LANYARD TANYARD BACKYARD BALLYARD BARNYARD BOATYARD BONEYARD COALYARD DEERYARD DOCKYARD DOORYARD FARMYARD FEEDYARD FOREYARD HAULYARD JUNKYARD KAILYARD KALEYARD KIRKYARD MAINYARD METEYARD RICKYARD SALEYARD SAVOYARD SHIPYARD SHOWYARD TILTYARD VINEYARD WHINYARD WILLYARD WOODYARD BRICKYARD COURTYARD GRAVEYARD MOOSEYARD SCRAPYARD STACKYARD STEELYARD STOCKYARD CHURCHYARD LUMBERYARD SCHOOLYARD SWITCHYARD TIMBERYARD

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

+B BARDY
+C CARDY DARCY
+D DRYAD YDRAD
+E DEARY DERAY RAYED READY YEARD
+H HARDY HYDRA
+I DAIRY DIARY YAIRD
+L LARDY LYARD
+M MARDY
+N RANDY
+P PARDY
+S DRAYS DRYAS YARDS
+T TARDY
+V VARDY

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

-A DRY
-D ARY RAY RYA YAR
-R DAY YAD
-Y ARD RAD

Scrabble scoring

  • 8 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 76.1 chance (1.31%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 259 chance (0.39%).

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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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