Is YATAGHANS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, YATAGHANS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does YATAGHANS mean?
Yataghans is a form of YATAGHAN.
- noun
a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
Y (4) + A (1) + T (1) + A (1) + G (2) + H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 16 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 YATAGHANS
YATAGHANS 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 YATAGHANS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- yataghan15
- athanasy14
- ashtanga12
- asthanga12
- ataghans12
- yatagans12
- shanty12
- ataghan11
- yatagan11
- ayahs11
- hasty11
- synth11
- aghast10
- angsty10
- sangha10
- thangs10
- ashy10
- ayah10
- hays10
- nyah10
- shay10
- aghas9
- ghast9
- ghats9
- gnash9
- hangs9
- sangh9
- stagy9
- tangy9
- thang9
- yangs9
- hay9
- shy9
- thy9
- yah9
- astanga8
- antsy8
- hansa8
- hants8
- nasty8
- satay8
- snath8
- tansy8
- agha8
- gash8
- gays8
- ghat8
- hags8
- hang8
- sagy8
- shag8
- yags8
- yang8
- satang7
- tangas7
- aahs7
- hant7
- hast7
- hats7
- nays7
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