Unscramble yirks

21 words come out when you unscramble YIRKS, starting with YIRKS itself: 12 in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends. YIRKS has 1 anagram here, RISKY, scoring 12 like YIRKS itself. The strongest shorter words are SKRY, SKYR and YIRK, 11 points each. It has 5 letters, 1 vowel and 4 consonants.

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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.

Possible Words From yirks

By length, the words from YIRKS split into 2 with 5 letters, 7 with 4, 8 with 3 and 4 with 2.

Word list

Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with yirks

YIRKS and 1 anagram, RISKY, make up the 5-letter words in YIRKS; each scores 12 points.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with yirks

Among the 4-letter words made with YIRKS letters, SKRY, SKYR and YIRK tie for first at 11 points. RISK and KRIS are everyday picks.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with yirks

SKY tops the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble YIRKS at 10 points; next come IRK and KIR on 7. SKI and SIR will look familiar.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with yirks

KY scores highest among the 2-letter words from YIRKS at 9 points, ahead of KI on 6 and IS on 2.

YIRKS With One Letter Changed

Keep every letter of YIRKS but one, change that one, and you get:

More 5-letter words: starting with YI · ending in KS · all 5-letter words

Definitions for the Top YIRKS Plays

Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SKRY (11 points).

Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends

SKRY 11 · 10
to scry
SKY 10 · 9
to hit or throw toward the upper atmosphere
IRKS 8 · 8
to annoy or weary
KIRS 8 · 8
an alcoholic beverage
KRIS 8 · 8
a short sword
RISK 8 · 8
to expose to the possibility of injury or loss
IRK 7 · 7
to annoy or weary
KIR 7 · 7
an alcoholic beverage

Can You Play YIRKS in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

In Scrabble, yes: YIRKS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the Words With Friends list.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
YIRKS itselfNoYesNo
Answers accepted (of 21)162114

* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.

5 of the 21 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: YIRKS, SKYR, YIRK, KY and SIK. 2 of the 21 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SKRY and KIS.

One Extra Tile and YIRKS Grows

With one more tile, the letters of YIRKS spell the words below.

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