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Is yaws a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word yaws is a Scrabble US word. The word yaws is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

Y4A1W4S1

Is yaws a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word yaws is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

Y4A1W4S1

Is yaws a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word yaws is a Words With Friends word. The word yaws is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

Y3A1W4S1

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4-letter words (3 found)

SWAY,WAYS,YAWS,

3-letter words (8 found)

AYS,SAW,SAY,SWY,WAS,WAY,YAS,YAW,

2-letter words (4 found)

AS,AW,AY,YA,

You can make 15 words from yaws according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of yaws

yaws

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɔːz/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːz
  • Homophone: yous (some non-rhotic accents, especially with the pour–poor merger)

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Attested since the 1670s, perhaps from an English creole (or other language) of the Caribbean.

Noun

yaws (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) A contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble berries.
    Synonyms: frambesia, parangi, pian
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Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

Verb

yaws

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of yaw

Noun

yaws

  1. plural of yaw

References

Anagrams

  • -ways, Sway, sway, ways

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