Yearn

/jɜːn/

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:8 pts5 letters

Definition of Yearn

verb

To long, have a strong desire (for something).
"All I yearn for is a simple life."
To long for something in the past with melancholy, nostalgically.
To have strong feelings of love, sympathy, affection, etc. (toward someone).
To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
To pain; to grieve; to vex.

Anagrams of Yearn

No exact anagrams found for "yearn". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+bbarney nearby

+ddenary yarned

+ssenary yearns

Related Word Patterns

YE...Words starting with "ye"...RNWords ending with "rn"All 5-letter words Unscramble "yearn"

Letter Values

y4

e1

a1

r1

n1

Total: 8 Scrabble points

Word Tools

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Rhymes With Yearn

acorn adjourn adorn airn alpenhorn alphorn althorn amelcorn antimodern antiporn astern attorn

Related 5-Letter Words

yabby yacht yacks yaffs yager yagis yahoo yaird yamen yamun yangs yanks yapok yapon yards

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 "Yearn"

Yearn is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Yearn" in Word Games

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