Yams

4 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of yam, referring to the starchy edible tubers of various tropical climbing plants.

“She roasted yams with honey and cinnamon for the harvest supper.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/jæmz/

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Synonyms

tuberssweet potatoes

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Y, A, M, S are all reasonably common letters, a solid early Wordle guess for testing vowel placement

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Worth 9 points, the Y opener and M make it a decent play for offloading common tiles

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Anagrams of Yams

Words that use exactly the same letters as “yams”.

mays

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bams cams dams gams hams jams

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5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “yams”.

abysm amyls cymas marys mashy massy masty mayas mayst mynas saimy sammy seamy shyam swamy syrma

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