Is YAR a Scrabble word?
Yes. YAR is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.
Meaning To snarl; to gnar.
Verb 2 meanings
To snarl; to gnar.
To growl, especially like a dog; quarrel; to be captious or troublesome.
Adjective 1 meaning
Quick and agile; easy to hand, reef and steer.
Etymology
From Middle English ȝaren, ȝurren, ȝeorren, from Old English ġeorran, ġirran, gyrran (“to sound, chatter, grunt, creak, grate”), from Proto-West Germanic *gerran (“to creak”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to make a noise, rattle, gurgle, grumble”).
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YAR at a glance
YAR has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (Y 4 + A 1 + R 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #38,292 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -YAR
More endings- MAGYAR12
- BOYAR10
- KYAR11
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