Is YARDARMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, YARDARMS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does YARDARMS mean?
Yardarms is a form of YARDARM.
- noun
either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
Y (4) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + A (1) + R (1) + M (3) + S (1) = 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 YARDARMS
YARDARMS 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 YARDARMS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- yardarm13
- marry10
- mayas10
- arrays9
- damars9
- dramas9
- madras9
- drays9
- dryas9
- yards9
- army9
- maya9
- mays9
- yams9
- array8
- damar8
- drama8
- drams8
- rayas8
- days8
- dray8
- drys8
- yard8
- may8
- yam8
- radars7
- sardar7
- maars7
- maras7
- dams7
- dram7
- mads7
- raya7
- rays7
- ryas7
- day7
- dry7
- my7
- radar6
- amas6
- arms6
- maar6
- mara6
- mars6
- masa6
- rams6
- ays6
- dam6
- mad6
- ray6
- rya6
- say6
- yar6
- yas6
- arras5
- rads5
- sard5
- ama5
- arm5
- mar5
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