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Is yerk a Scrabble word?

Yes, yerk is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 11 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of yerk?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (transitive, archaic) To stab (someone or something).Examples: "To doe no contriu'd mur[t]her; I lacke iniquity / Sometimes to do me ſeruice: nine or ten times, / I had thought to haue ierk'd him here, / Vnder the ribbes."Synonyms: foin, speet, chef, chib, ching, chive, enthrill, foinarchaictransitive

2. (obsolete, Scotland) To strike or lash with a whip or stick.Synonyms: slash, whipScotlandobsolete

3. (obsolete, Scotland) To rouse or excite.Synonyms: exhilarate, quicken, animate, awaken, electrify, enflame, enkindle, enthrillScotlandobsolete

noun (English)

1. (archaic) A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.Examples: "Imagine twenty thouſand of them breaking into the midſt of an European Army, confounding the Ranks, overturning the Carriages, battering the Warriors Faces into Mummy, by terrible Yerks from their hinder Hoofs."archaic

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "yerk"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "yerk"?

Scrabble
11 points
Y4
E1
R1
K5
Words With Friends
10 points
Y4
E1
R1
K5

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