yorktown

NOUN /jɔrk,taʊn/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH Y

yorktown is a valid 8-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
Y4O1R1K5T1O1W4N1
4 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING

What does yorktown mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

In 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution.

SYNONYMS
SIEGE OF YORKTOWN
2

A historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution.