The word yankee 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.)

  • yankee n. (Nautical) A headsail resembling a genoa or a jib but with a high-cut clew, normally used together with…
  • yankee n. (International standards) Alternative letter-case form of Yankee from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
  • Yankee n. (Chiefly outside the US) A native or inhabitant of the United States.

33 valid words from 3 definitions

ALPHABET ALTERNATIVE BUT CASE CHIEFLY CLEW CUT FORM FROM GENOA HEADSAIL HIGH INHABITANT INTERNATIONAL JIB LETTER NATIVE NAUTICAL NORMALLY OF OR OUTSIDE PHONETIC RESEMBLING STANDARDS STATES THE TOGETHER UNITED US USED WITH YANKEE

2 invalid words from 3 definitions

ICAO NATO

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

AN EE YA YANK

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

AY EE EEK NA NAY

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

YANKED YANKER YANKIE

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

YANKEES

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

+B EYEBANK
+S YANKEES

One anagram minus one (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-Y AKENE

Scrabble scoring

  • 13 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 3858 chance (0.03%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 23891 chance.

Other languages

Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

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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