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YANK

4 letters

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TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 1 pts
Big 1 pts
Super Big 1 pts

YANK is a valid 4-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 1 in Classic, 1 in Big, and 1 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

YANKS-s 2 YANKING-ing 5 YANKED-ed 3
noun
  1. A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).
    • He unjammed the rope with a short yank.
  2. slangAn act of masturbation.
  3. alternativeslangAlternative form of shank (“stabbing weapon”).
  4. derogatoryoftenAlternative letter-case form of Yank (“Yankee”).
verb
  1. transitiveTo pull (something) with a quick, strong action.
  2. informaltransitiveTo remove; to recall or revoke.
    • They yanked the product as soon as they learned it was unsafe.
    • The cops yanked my driver's license.
  3. ambitransitiveslangTo masturbate.