Definitions For Yaw

noun

  • An infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
  • An erratic deflection from an intended course
  • Movement of an airplane, ship, etc., to the left or right ; especially : unwanted left or right movement

verb

  • Swerve off course momentarily
  • Deviate erratically from a set course
  • Be wide open

Is Yaws a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
9

The word Yaw is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Yaw in a Sentence

  • Sensors measure the pitch and yaw of the plane.
  • The airplane's rudder is used to control yaw.
  • The ship yawed hard to the right when the rogue wave hit it broadside

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