Is YARDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, YARDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does YARDING mean?
Yarding is a form of YARD.
- noun
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
- noun
the enclosed land around a house or other building
“it was a small house with almost no yard”
- noun
a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)
“they opened a repair yard on the edge of town”
- noun
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
Y (4) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 YARDING
YARDING 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.
Anagrams of YARDING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from YARDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- draying12
- drying11
- grainy10
- raying10
- dingy10
- dying10
- ridgy10
- angry9
- dairy9
- diary9
- randy9
- rangy9
- rindy9
- yaird9
- daring8
- gradin8
- rainy8
- dray8
- gray8
- gyri8
- rynd8
- yagi8
- yang8
- yard8
- yird8
- grand7
- grind7
- airy7
- ayin7
- nary7
- yarn7
- day7
- dry7
- gay7
- yag7
- dinar6
- drain6
- garni6
- grain6
- nadir6
- ranid6
- dang6
- ding6
- drag6
- gadi6
- gird6
- grad6
- grid6
- any6
- nay6
- ray6
- rya6
- yar6
- yin6
- agin5
- arid5
- darn5
- gain5
- girn5
- gnar5
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