Words Containing YONK

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

YONKERS is worth 14 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are YONKER (13), YONKS (12).

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All Words Containing YONK 3 words

How often does YONK appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 3 words containing YONK. Most are 5 letters long, they average 13 points and the best is YONKERS (14 points).

Total words: 3
Most common length: 5 letters; 1 words
Average Scrabble score: 13; out of 14 max
Longest word: YONKERS; 7 letters
Most common ending: S; 66.7% of words

Most common last letters

s 66.7%
r 33.3%

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing YONK

y ₄o ₁n ₁k ₅e ₁r ₁s ₁

Y 4 + O 1 + N 1 + K 5 + E 1 + R 1 + S 1 = 14 points

Double word: 28 pts
Triple word: 42 pts

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

yonkers

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

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