The word yad is a valid scrabble word, except in North America

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

  • yad n. (Judaism) A pointer used in the ritual of Torah-reading.
  • yad n. The letter ⴷ in the Tifinagh alphabet.
  • y'ad cont. (Obsolete) Contraction of ye had.

14 valid words from 3 definitions

ALPHABET CONTRACTION HAD IN LETTER OBSOLETE OF POINTER READING RITUAL THE TORAH USED YE

2 invalid words from 3 definitions

JUDAISM TIFINAGH

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

AD YA

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

AY DA DAY

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

DAY

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

BAD CAD DAD FAD GAD HAD LAD MAD PAD RAD SAD TAD WAD YAE YAG YAH YAK YAM YAP YAR YAS YAW YAY YOD

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

AD YA

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

YALD YARD YAUD YEAD

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

YADS

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

DYADS DRYADS DYADIC NOYADE DRYADES DRYADIC DYADICS NOYADES SPAYADS BAYADEER BAYADERE POLYADIC BAYADEERS BAYADERES DYADICALLY HAMADRYADS HAMADRYADES POLYADELPHOUS

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

DYAD DRYAD SPAYAD HAMADRYAD

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

+D ADDY DYAD
+E YEAD
+F FADY
+I DIYA
+L LADY YALD
+R ADRY DRAY YARD
+S DAYS YADS
+U YAUD
+V DAVY
+W WADY

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

-D AY YA
-Y AD DA

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 21.9 chance (4.57%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 64.2 chance (1.56%).

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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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