Is YAWS a Scrabble word?
✔ In our word list YAWS 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.
| Scrabble points | Words With Friends points | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 9 | 4 |
What does YAWS mean?
- nounan infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
- nounan erratic deflection from an intended course
- verbbe wide open
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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 YAWS in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.
FAQ
Is YAWS a Scrabble word?
YAWS 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 YAWS worth?
YAWS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.
What does YAWS mean?
An infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions.