YAM — 3 letter word
yam
The word yam has 3 letters: Y, A, M. It contains 1 vowel and 2 consonants. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Yam has 1 anagram: may. As a noun, it means "edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food".
3 letter word "yam": Y A M — noun
Scrabble score: 8 Words With Friends score: 8
Letter analysis of yam
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Y | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| M | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
1 vowels, 2 consonants, 3 unique letters
Definition of yam
noun
- edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food
- sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked
- any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots
- edible tuber of any of several yams