Hidden inside yojimbo is one standout: mojo, a four-letter play worth 13 points in Scrabble — the ceiling for this rack. Short on board space? joy matches that same 13-point score in Scrabble while spending only three letters — the efficient pick when the long play won't fit. In all, 28 valid words come out of this rack, grouped by length below and checked for Words With Friends as well as Scrabble.
mojo and joy tie for the highest Scrabble score from yojimbo at 13 points. The top 10 of 28 words are shown here, with the full list organized by length below.
Unscrambling yojimbo produces exactly one five-letter word: boomy. It is not one of the common answers — a genuine unscrambler find — and it banks 12 points in Scrabble.
Rearranging the letters in yojimbo produces 3 valid four-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with boom. For points, the strongest play is mojo — worth 13 points in Scrabble.
Below, the list runs in alphabetical order, with each score based on the playable tile set — premium squares not included.
Unscrambling yojimbo turns up 13 three-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with boo, boy, job, joy, mob, and moo. For points, the strongest play is joy — worth 13 points in Scrabble.
The words below are listed alphabetically. Scores count playable tiles only and leave out premium-square bonuses.
There are 11 two-letter words that can be made by unscrambling the letters in yojimbo. If a familiar word is all you need, start with by, my, oy, and yo. For points, the strongest play is jo — worth 9 points in Scrabble.
The full list follows, sorted A to Z; every score reflects tile constraints and skips board bonuses.
The highest-scoring plays from these letters are mojo and joy, worth 13 points in Scrabble, and nothing else built from yojimbo earns more points in Scrabble. Words With Friends prices the same letters differently, so the top of the list changes on a Words With Friends board. Both scores count tile values only and exclude premium squares.
The letters in yojimbo produce 28 valid words in the Scrabble and Words With Friends dictionaries. The word count by length is: 1 five-letter word, 3 four-letter words, 13 three-letter words and 11 two-letter words.