yan

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
6
Letters
3
Pronunciation
/jæn/
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/jæn/ · /jɛn/

Definition of yan

7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

num

  1. (Cumbria, Northumbria)One.
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num

  1. (Cumbria, Northumbria)One.
  2. (Cumbria)One in Cumbrian sheep counting rhyme.

name

  1. (historical)An ancient march, duchy, and kingdom of northeastern China during the Zhou dynasty.
  2. (historical)The realm of this land under later imperial Chinese dynasties.
  3. A mountain chain in northeastern China.
  4. A male given name, equivalent to English John.
  5. A transliteration of the Belarusian, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Ян (Jan)

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Etymology

Along with ane and yen, a Cumbrian and Northumbrian form of one, from the Old English ān. An example is "yan, twee, tree, fower" for "one, two, three, four".

Anagrams of yan

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3-letter words

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2-letter words

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