What YAWNS Means
YAWNS is a form of YAWN, which means:
- verb: utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired“The child yawned during the long performance”
- verb: be wide open“the deep gaping canyon”
- noun: an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom“he could not suppress a yawn”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
YAWNS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as Y4 A1 W4 N1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In YAWNS
40 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (14)
3 letter words (19)
2 letter words (7)
Longer Words Containing YAWNS
YAWNS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
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