yeomanry
NOUN
/joʊmənri/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH Y
yeomanry is a valid 8-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
Y4E1O1M3A1N1R1Y4
4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING
What does yeomanry mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense later incorporated into the Territorial Army.
BROADER
2
Class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land.
BROADER