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What does yegg mean? Is yegg a Scrabble word?

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Is yegg a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word yegg is a Scrabble US word. The word yegg is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

Y4E1G2G2

Is yegg a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word yegg is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

Y4E1G2G2

Is yegg a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word yegg is a Words With Friends word. The word yegg is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

Y3E1G3G3

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4-letter words (2 found)

EGGY,YEGG,

3-letter words (2 found)

EGG,GEY,

2-letter words (1 found)

YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 6 words from yegg according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of yegg

yegg eygg ygeg gyeg egyg geyg yegg eygg ygeg gyeg egyg geyg ygge gyge ygge gyge ggye ggye eggy gegy eggy gegy ggey ggey

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word yegg. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in yegg.

Definitions and meaning of yegg

yegg

Alternative forms

  • yeg

Etymology

Origin unknown.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɛɡ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡ

Noun

yegg (plural yeggs)

  1. (cant, slang) A person who breaks open safes; a burglar.
    • 1904, Edwin S. Porter (director), Capture of the ‘Yegg’ Bank Burglars

Synonyms

  • safecracker, yeggman

Translations

Verb

yegg (third-person singular simple present yeggs, present participle yegging, simple past and past participle yegged)

  1. (slang) To rob.

References

  • “yegg”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • Jonathon Green (2024) “yegg n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  • Jonathon Green (2024) “yegg v.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Anagrams

  • eggy

Source: wiktionary.org