Yokels

6 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of yokel: unsophisticated people from rural areas, often considered simple or naive.

“The city visitors were amused by what they dismissed as country yokels.”

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Synonyms

rusticsbumpkinscountry folkprovincials

Antonyms

sophisticatesurbanites

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Wordle

No repeated letters, Y opener with K (position 3) is uncommon in Wordle and narrows guesses.

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Scrabble

Y (4pts) and K (5pts) are the best tiles here, YOKELS is a strong Scrabble word for its length.

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Words you can make from Yokels

Shorter words formed from the letters in “yokels”.

koels kyloe sloke yelks yokel yokes yolks elks keys kyle leks leos leys lose lyes okey sloe sole yoke yolk

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