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What does yerk mean? Is yerk a Scrabble word?

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Is yerk a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word yerk is a Scrabble US word. The word yerk is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

Y4E1R1K5

Is yerk a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word yerk is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

Y4E1R1K5

Is yerk a Words With Friends word?

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

Y3E1R1K5

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4-letter words (2 found)

RYKE,YERK,

3-letter words (5 found)

ERK,KEY,KYE,RYE,YER,

2-letter words (4 found)

ER,KY,RE,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 12 words from yerk according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of yerk

yerk eyrk yrek ryek eryk reyk yekr eykr yker kyer ekyr keyr yrke ryke ykre kyre rkye krye erky reky ekry kery rkey krey

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

Definitions and meaning of yerk

yerk

Etymology

From Middle English ȝerken (“to move suddenly, excite, bind tightly, attack”), from Old English ġearcian (“to prepare, make ready”), compare ġearc (“active, quick”), from Proto-Germanic *garwakōną (“to prepare”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to grab, take”). Cognate with jerk; see yare for more cognates.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɜː(ɹ)k/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k

Verb

yerk (third-person singular simple present yerks, present participle yerking, simple past and past participle yerked)

  1. (transitive, archaic) To stab (someone or something).
  2. To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike suddenly; to jerk.
  3. (obsolete, Scotland) To strike or lash with a whip or stick.
  4. (obsolete, Scotland) To rouse or excite.
  5. To bind or tie with a jerk.

Noun

yerk (plural yerks)

  1. (archaic) A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.

Anagrams

  • Krey, Kyer

Source: wiktionary.org