Definitions For Yarborough

Noun

YARBOROUGH (plural YARBOROUGHs) (card games) A hand, in bridge or whist, that has no card with a value greater than nine (and no aces), though in some circles it is no card above a ten.

Etymology

After the second {{w, Earl of Yarborough}} (b. 1809), who supposedly bet 1,000 to 1 that such a hand would not occur.

Is Yarborough a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
19
Words with Friends
20

The word Yarborough is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends

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