What does YOKE mean?

YOKE is a valid word in the ENABLE word game list, worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends.

Pronunciation
/joʊk/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
10
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
  2. an oppressive power“under the yoke of a tyrant”
  3. two items of the same kind
  4. a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke“pulled by a yoke of oxen”
  5. support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end
  6. a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
  7. stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team

verb

  1. become joined or linked together

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

yoked13yokes12yoking14

Anagrams of YOKE

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside YOKE

7 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

key10 oke7yok10oe2 oy5 ye5 yo5

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Questions

Is YOKE a Scrabble word?

YOKE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Official tournament dictionaries differ slightly, so check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is YOKE worth?

YOKE is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 10 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from YOKE?

7 other words, including KEY, YO, YE and OY.