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.