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Is yuca a Scrabble word?

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

Y4U1C3A1

Is yuca a Scrabble UK word?

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

Y4U1C3A1

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4-letter words (1 found)

YUCA,

3-letter words (2 found)

AYU,CAY,

2-letter words (3 found)

AY,YA,YU,

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

Definitions and meaning of yuca

yuca

English

Alternative forms

  • yuka

Etymology

Via Spanish yuca (also historically juca), frequently said to be of Taíno origin. While the word is almost certainly from an indigenous American language, the source is not known. Perhaps from Kari'na yuca (“cassava”) (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?), but this appears to be a ghost word. Doublet of yucca.

Noun

yuca (countable and uncountable, plural yucas)

  1. cassava
  2. cassava root

Usage notes

Do not confuse this plant with yucca.

Derived terms

  • yucca

References

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Taíno.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uka
  • Syllabification: yu‧ca

Noun

yuca f (plural yucas)

  1. yucca plant
  2. cassava

Derived terms

Adjective

yuca m or f (masculine and feminine plural yuca or yucas) (colloquial)

  1. (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru) difficult, hard, often serious.
    Synonym: difícil
  2. (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras) strict, severe in discipline.
    Synonym: estricto
  3. (El Salvador) smart and skillful.
    Synonyms: inteligente, habilidoso

Descendants

  • → Bulgarian: ю́ка (júka)
  • → English: yuca

Further reading

  • “yuca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
  • “yuca”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010

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