yon
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Is yon a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of yon?
Definition
det (English)
1. (dated or dialectal) Distant, but within sight; (that thing) just over there.Examples: "He went to climb yon hill."; "Read thy lot in yon celestial sign."; ""[…] Yet first let me close yonder shutters; the slanting rain is beating through the sash. I will bar up." "Are you mad? Know you not that yon iron bar is a swift conductor? Desist.""dateddialectal
adv (English)
1. (dated or dialectal) yonder.dateddialectalnot-comparable
pron (English)
1. (dated or dialectal) That one or those over there.Examples: "As soon as old Andrew came home, his wife and he, as was natural, instantly began to converse on the events of the preceding night; and in the course of their conversation Andrew said, "Gudeness be about us' Jean, was not yon an awfu' speech o' our bairn's to young Jock Allanson last night?""dateddialectal
phrase (English)
1. (knitting) Acronym of yarn over needle.Examples: "Buttonhole row: (K1, p1) 3 times, yon, k2tog, (k1,p1) 5 times, yon, k2tog, […]"abbreviationacronymalt-of
Definition source: Wiktionary