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Is YAM a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list YAM is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

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What does YAM mean?

  1. nounany of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots
  2. nounsweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked
  3. nounedible tuber of any of several yams

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Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up YAM in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

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Is YAM a Scrabble word?

YAM is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is YAM worth?

YAM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does YAM mean?

Any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots.