Words Containing YAF

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing YAF?

YAFFINGALES is worth 21 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are YAFFINGALE (20), NYAFFING (18), NYAFFED (17).

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All Words Containing YAF 12 words

How often does YAF appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 12 words containing YAF. Most are 6 letters long, they average 16.3 points, the best is YAFFINGALES (21 points) and 33.3% end in S.

Total words: 12
Most common length: 6 letters; 3 words
Average Scrabble score: 16.3; out of 21 max
Longest word: YAFFINGALES; 11 letters
Most common ending: S; 33.3% of words

Most common last letters

s 33.3%
d 16.7%
e 16.7%

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing YAF

y ₄a ₁f ₄f ₄i ₁n ₁g ₂a ₁l ₁e ₁s ₁

Y 4 + A 1 + F 4 + F 4 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 + A 1 + L 1 + E 1 + S 1 = 21 points

Double word: 42 pts
Triple word: 63 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

yaffingales

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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