Definition of yards

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • yards is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • yards is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • yards is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of yards


  • a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. cubic yard
  • a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. pace
  • the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. 1000
    2. chiliad
    3. g
    4. grand
    5. k
    6. m
    7. one thousand
    8. thou
    9. thousand
  • an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. railway yard
    2. railyard
  • the enclosed land around a house or other building (noun)

    Examples

    1. it was a small house with almost no yard

    Synonyms

    1. curtilage
    2. grounds
  • a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen (noun)
  • an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock) (noun)
  • a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings) (noun)

    Examples

    1. they opened a repair yard on the edge of town
  • a tract of land where logs are accumulated (noun)

See definition of yards in Merriam Webster