The word yawn 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.)

  • yawn v. (Intransitive) To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired…
  • yawn v. To say while yawning.
  • yawn v. To present a wide opening; gape.

24 valid words from 3 definitions

AND BECAUSE BREATH DEEP GAPE INTRANSITIVE IS LONG MOUTH OFTEN ONE OPEN OPENING PRESENT RATHER SAY TAKE THE TIRED TO WHILE WIDE WIDELY YAWNING

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

AW AWN YA YAW

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

AY WAY

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

AWNY WANY

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

BAWN DAWN FAWN LAWN MAWN PAWN RAWN SAWN YARN YAWL YAWP YAWS YAWY

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

AWN YAW

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

YAWNS YAWNY YAWNED YAWNER YAWNERS YAWNIER YAWNING YAWNIEST YAWNINGS YAWNSOME YAWNINGLY

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

+E WANEY
+F FAWNY
+K WANKY
+L LAWNY WANLY
+O NOWAY
+S YAWNS
+T TAWNY WANTY
+Y YAWNY

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

-A WYN
-N WAY YAW
-W ANY NAY
-Y AWN NAW WAN

Scrabble scoring

  • 10 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 126 chance (0.79%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 519 chance (0.19%).

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Categories without words

  • 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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