1. Home
  2. Scrabble Dictionary. Word Meaning and Points

Yin in Scrabble and Meaning

Lookup Word Points and Definitions

What does yin mean? Is yin a Scrabble word?

How many points in Scrabble is yin worth? yin how many points in Words With Friends? What does yin mean? Get all these answers on this page.

Scrabble® and Words with Friends® points for yin

See how to calculate how many points for yin.

Is yin a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word yin is a Scrabble US word. The word yin is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

Y4I1N1

Is yin a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word yin is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

Y4I1N1

Is yin a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word yin is a Words With Friends word. The word yin is worth 6 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

Y3I1N2

Our tools

Valid words made from Yin

Jump to...

Results

3-letter words (1 found)

YIN,

2-letter words (2 found)

IN,NY,

You can make 3 words from yin according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of yin

yin iyn yni nyi iny niy

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

Definitions and meaning of yin

yin

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɪn/
  • Rhymes: -ɪn

Etymology 1

From early romanizations of Chinese 陰／阴 (yīn), originally used in reference to shaded areas, as of a mountain or home.

Noun

yin (uncountable)

  1. (philosophy) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with dark, cool, female, etc. elements of the natural world.
Related terms
  • (complement): yang
  • (unity): yin-yang
Translations

Etymology 2

From ān. Cognate with yan, yen, ane and one.

Numeral

yin

  1. The number one, primarily used in Scotland and Ulster

Anagrams

  • NYI

Aromanian

Alternative forms

  • vin, yinu, vinu

Etymology 1

From Latin veniō. Compare Romanian veni, vin.

Verb

yin first-singular present indicative (third-person singular present indicative yini or yine, past participle vinitã or vinjitã or vinitã)

  1. to come
Related terms
  • yiniri/yinire, yinjiri/yinjire, viniri/vinire, vinjiri/vinjire
  • vinit/vinjit, yinit/yinjit

Etymology 2

From Latin vinum. Compare Romanian vin.

Alternative forms

  • yinu, vin

Noun

yin n (plural yinuri)

  1. wine
Derived terms
  • yinar

See also

  • ayinji/yinji
  • ayitã/yitã

Finnish

Noun

yin

  1. instructive plural of yy

Anagrams

  • nyi

French

Etymology

From Mandarin 陰／阴 (yīn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jin/
  • Rhymes: -jin

Noun

yin m (usually uncountable, plural yins)

  1. yin

Further reading

  • “yin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Mandarin

Romanization

yin

  1. Nonstandard spelling of yīn.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of yín.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of yǐn.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of yìn.

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Middle English

Determiner

yin (subjective pronoun þou)

  1. Alternative form of þin (“thy”)

Pronoun

yin (subjective þou)

  1. (chiefly Northern and northern East Midland dialectal) Alternative form of þin (“thine”)

Spanish

Noun

yin m (plural yines)

  1. Alternative form of djinn

Further reading

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

Yoruba

Alternative forms

  • rin, rin-ín (Ekiti, Ijesha)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jĩ́/

Determiner

yín

  1. your (second-person plural or honorific possessive pronoun)

See also

Pronoun

yín

  1. you (second-person plural object pronoun)

See also


Source: wiktionary.org