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Is yanqui a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word yanqui is a Scrabble US word. The word yanqui is worth 18 points in Scrabble:

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Is yanqui a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word yanqui is a Scrabble UK word and has 18 points:

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Yes. The word yanqui is a Words With Friends word. The word yanqui is worth 19 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

YANQUI,

5-letter words (1 found)

QUINA,

4-letter words (6 found)

AYIN,QUAI,QUAY,QUIN,UNAI,YUAN,

3-letter words (9 found)

AIN,ANI,ANY,AYU,NAY,QIN,QUA,UNI,YIN,

2-letter words (11 found)

AI,AN,AY,IN,NA,NU,NY,QI,UN,YA,YU,

You can make 28 words from yanqui according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of yanqui

yanqui

Alternative forms

  • Yanqui

Etymology

From Spanish, in turn from English Yankee, from Dutch (see more at said entry). Dated to 1914.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈjaŋkɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈjæŋki/, /ˈjɑŋki/
  • Rhymes: -æŋki

Noun

yanqui (plural yanquis)

  1. (sometimes derogatory) A citizen of the United States of America, as opposed to a Latin American.

Related terms

  • Yankee

References

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • yankee, yanki

Etymology

Borrowed from English Yankee, from Dutch (see more at said entry).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -anki
  • Syllabification: yan‧qui

Noun

yanqui m or f by sense (plural yanquis)

  1. Yankee (native or inhabitant of the U.S.)

Adjective

yanqui m or f (masculine and feminine plural yanquis)

  1. Yankee

Coordinate terms

  • estadounidense
  • gringo
  • norteamericano

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “yanqui”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org