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Yards

/jɑːdz/

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:8 pts5 letters
Definition of Yards

noun

  1. A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.
  2. The property surrounding one's house, typically dominated by one's lawn.
  3. An enclosed area designated for a specific purpose, e.g. on farms, railways etc.
  4. A place where moose or deer herd together in winter for pasture, protection, etc.
  5. One’s house or home.

verb

  1. To confine to a yard.

noun

  1. A unit of length equal to 3 feet in the US customary and British imperial systems of measurement, equal to precisely 0.9144 m since 1959 (US) or 1963 (UK).
  2. Units of similar composition or length in other systems.
  3. Any spar carried aloft.
  4. A branch, twig, or shoot.
  5. A staff, rod, or stick.

noun

  1. 109, A short scale billion; a long scale thousand millions or milliard.

    "I need to hedge a yard of yen."

noun

  1. The totality of the sailing rig.

    "Her yards were bare and cockabill."

Anagrams of Yards

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "yards":

drays

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "yards" and rearranging:

+ddryads
+ederays
+hhydras
+iyairds
+usudary
Related Word Patterns
YA...Words starting with "ya"...DSWords ending with "ds"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "yards"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
y4
a1
r1
d2
s1

Total: 9 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Yards
abfaradsaboundsabscondsabsurdsacaridsaccordsacetamidsacetanilidsacidheadsacidsactinoidsaddends
Related 5-Letter Words
yabbyyachtyacksyaffsyageryagisyahooyairdyamenyamunyangsyanksyapokyaponyarer

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Yards"

Yards is a 5-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "yards" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Yards" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "yards" is a low-scoring word.