The word yen 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.)

  • yen n. The unit of Japanese currency (symbol: ¥) since 1871, divided into 100 sen.
  • yen n. A coin or note worth one yen.
  • yen n. A strong desire, urge, or yearning.

19 valid words from 3 definitions

COIN CURRENCY DESIRE DIVIDED INTO NOTE OF ONE OR SEN SINCE STRONG SYMBOL THE UNIT URGE WORTH YEARNING YEN

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

JAPANESE

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

EN YE

One word-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word.)

NE

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

NYE

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

BEN DEN EEN FEN GEN HEN KEN MEN PEN REN SEN TEN WEN YEA YEH YEP YER YES YET YEW YEX YEZ YIN YON ZEN

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

EN YE

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

YEAN

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

YENS YENTA YENTE YENNED YENTAS YENTES YENNING

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

HYENA HYENS SYENS DOYENS HYENAS HYENIC SEYENS CAYENNE DOYENNE FAYENCE HYENINE HYENOID POLYENE SYENITE AYENBITE CAYENNED CAYENNES DOYENNES FAYENCES POLYENES POLYENIC PYENGADU SYENITES SYENITIC AYENBITES PYENGADUS LOOYENWORK LOOYENWORKS

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

EYEN HYEN SYEN DOYEN SEYEN

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

+A YEAN
+D DENY DYNE NYED
+E EYEN EYNE
+H HYEN
+K KYNE
+L LYNE
+P PYNE
+R RENY
+S NYES SNYE SYEN SYNE YENS
+T TYNE
+V ENVY

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

-E NY
-N YE
-Y EN NE

Scrabble scoring

  • 6 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 12.2 chance (8.23%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 32.1 chance (3.12%).

Other languages


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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