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YOKES

5 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What YOKES Means

YOKES is a form of YOKE, which means:

  1. noun: fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
  2. noun: an oppressive power“under the yoke of a tyrant”
  3. verb: become joined or linked together
  4. verb: link with or as with a yoke“yoke the oxen together”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

YOKES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as Y4 O1 K5 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In YOKES

34 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 (11)

3 letter words (14)

2 letter words (9)

Longer Words Containing YOKES

YOKES appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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