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/jɪn/
nounnumber

Is YIN a Scrabble word?

Yes. YIN is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with dark, cool, female, etc. elements of the natural world.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with dark, cool, female, etc. elements of the natural world.

Number 1 meaning

  1. The number one, primarily used in Scotland and Ulster

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: yin via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From early romanizations of Chinese 陰／阴 (yīn), originally used in reference to shaded areas, as of a mountain or home.

YIN at a glance

YIN has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (Y 4 + I 1 + N 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #18,097 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -YIN

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Same last three letters as YIN. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • LAYIN8
  • PINYIN11
  • AYIN7
  • PYIN9
  • TYIN7
  • TIYIN8
  • ZAYIN17

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