Is YAM a Scrabble word?
Yes. YAM is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.
Meaning Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.
Noun 4 meanings
Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.
The edible, starchy, tuberous root of that plant, a tropical staple food.
A sweet potato; a tuber from the species Ipomoea batatas.
A potato.
Verb 1 meaning
To dunk on; to beat humiliatingly.
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:yam.”
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese inhame and Spanish ñame, likely from Wolof ñàmbi (“cassava”) or a related word. The term was spelled yam as early as 1657.
YAM at a glance
YAM has 3 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (Y 4 + A 1 + M 3) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #26,953 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -YAM
More endings- PRANAYAM15
- COCOYAM16
- LYAM9
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