yankee
Yankee can refer to an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War), an American who lives in New England, or an American (especially to non-Americans). Yankee is also used as adjective, with meanings including used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier).
Length
6
Scrabble
13
WWF
13
Starts
YA
Ends
KEE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “YANKEE” Mean?
/ˈjæŋ.ki/
yankee has 4 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
1 senseused by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)
Noun
3 sensesan American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
Synonyms
an American who lives in New England
an American (especially to non-Americans)
Synonyms
Synonyms for YANKEE
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
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Definition
used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)
Length
6 letters
Starts With
Y
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
Letters
Y, A, N, K, E, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆YANKEE has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆YANKEE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆YANKEE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆YANKEE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDEE
CV Pattern
CVCCVV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
YA, AN, NK, KE, EE
Trigrams
YAN, ANK, NKE, KEE
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