Is WYN a valid word?

WYN is a letter of the old runic alphabet that was used in Old English for the W sound, also spelled WYNN; its plural is WYNS. It has no A, E, I, O or U, and uses a W, a Y and an N, worth 9 points together. It is a word from the history of writing that few players know, so it is a good challenge-winner.

Before any bonus squares: W 4 + Y 4 + N 1 = 9. On a double-word square that's 18, on a triple-word 27, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.

Later in the game, put the W on a 3L square and WYN is worth 17 before any word bonus.

Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.

Swap any one letter of WYN and these are still words:

No other word in the list uses exactly the letters W, Y and N.

WYN is an old English rune, a letter that stood for W, also spelled WYNN.

• Words without vowels

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