The word yerk 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.)

  • yerk v. (Transitive, archaic) To stab (someone or something).
  • yerk v. To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike suddenly; to jerk.
  • yerk v. (Obsolete, Scotland) To strike or lash with a whip or stick.

21 valid words from 3 definitions

ARCHAIC JERK KICK LASH MOVEMENT OBSOLETE OR SMART SOMEONE SOMETHING STAB STICK STRIKE SUDDEN SUDDENLY THROW THRUST TO TRANSITIVE WHIP WITH

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

SCOTLAND

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

ER ERK YE YER

One word-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word.)

RE

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

RYKE

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

BERK JERK MERK NERK PERK SERK YARK YELK YERD YESK YEUK YIRK YORK ZERK

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

ERK YER

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

YERKS YERKED YERKING

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

+D RYKED
+E KEYER REEKY REKEY
+G GRYKE
+I KYRIE
+J JERKY
+K KERKY
+O YOKER
+P PERKY
+R KERRY
+S RYKES SKYER SKYRE SYKER YERKS
+T TRYKE

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

-K RYE YER
-R KEY KYE
-Y ERK

Scrabble scoring

  • 11 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 144 chance (0.69%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 778 chance (0.13%).

Other languages

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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