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Yawn

/jɔːn/

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:10 pts4 letters
Definition of Yawn

noun

  1. The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored.
  2. A particularly boring event.

    "The slideshow we sat through was such a yawn. I was glad when it finished."

verb

  1. To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.

    "I could see my students yawning, so I knew the lesson was boring them."

  2. To say while yawning.
  3. To present a wide opening.

    "Death yawned before us, and I hit the brakes."

  4. To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment.
  5. To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning.

    "to yawn for fat livings"

Anagrams of Yawn

2 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "yawn":

awnywany

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+ewaney
+ffawny
+llawnywanly
+onoway
+syawns
+ttawny
Related Word Patterns
YA...Words starting with "ya"...WNWords ending with "wn"All 4-letter wordsUnscramble "yawn"
Letter Values
y4
a1
w4
n1

Total: 10 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Yawn
adownawnbeclownbedgownbestrewnbestrownblawnblowdownblownboomtownbrawnbreakdown
Related 4-Letter Words
yackyaffyagiyagsyaksyaldyamsyangyankyapsyardyareyarnyaudyaup

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 "Yawn"

Yawn is a 4-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "yawn" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.

Using "Yawn" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "yawn" is a medium-scoring word.