The word yarn 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.)

  • yarn n. (Uncountable) A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.
  • yarn n. (Nautical) Bundles of fibers twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands…
  • yarn n. (Countable) A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.

30 valid words from 3 definitions

AND ARE BUNDLES COUNTABLE ESPECIALLY FIBER FIBERS FOR FORM IN INCREDIBLE IS KNITTING NAUTICAL OF ONE OR STORY STRAND STRANDS TALE THAT TO TOGETHER TURN TWISTED UNCOUNTABLE USED WEAVING WHICH

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

AR YA YAR

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

AY RAY

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

NARY

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

BARN CARN DARN EARN HARN KARN LARN TARN WARN YARD YARE YARK YARR YAWN

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

YAR

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

YEARN

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

YARNS YARNED YARNER YARNERS YARNING

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

SPUNYARNS

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

SPUNYARN

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

+B BARNY
+C CARNY
+D RANDY
+E RAYNE RENAY YEARN
+G ANGRY RANGY
+I RAINY
+K NARKY
+O RAYON
+P PYRAN
+S SNARY YARNS
+T TYRAN
+U UNARY

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

-N ARY RAY RYA YAR
-R ANY NAY
-Y RAN

Scrabble scoring

  • 7 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 54.4 chance (1.84%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 173 chance (0.58%).

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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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