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Is YANKED a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, YANKED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does YANKED mean?

Yanked is a form of YANK.

  1. noun

    an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

  2. verb

    pull, or move with a sudden movement

    “He turned the handle and jerked the door open”

  3. noun

    an American (especially to non-Americans)

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

14

Scrabble

14

Words With Friends

6

Letters

Y (4) + A (1) + N (1) + K (5) + E (1) + D (2) = 14 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for YANKED

YANKED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the end.

Words you can make from YANKED

The 45 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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