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   Yank

   /yaNGk/

   

   verb

   • 1. pull with a jerk: "her hair was yanked, and she screamed"

   noun

   • 1. a sudden hard pull: "one of the other girls gave her ponytail a yank"

   Word Origin late 18th century (as a Scots word in the sense ‘sudden sharp blow’): of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • Y

     4

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • K

     5

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