Yakka

5 lettersnoun

Updated June 2026

Definition

Australian slang for work, especially hard manual labour

“He spent all day doing hard yakka in the scorching heat”

Pronunciation

Syllables

yak·ka

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Wordle

"Yakka" repeats a letter (3 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 2 vowels balance the consonants.

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"Yakka" is worth 16 points before board bonuses. Aim its letters at double/triple-letter and word squares to lift the score.

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Anagrams of Yakka

Words that use exactly the same letters as “yakka”.

kayak

Words one letter different

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hakka

Words you can make from Yakka

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akka

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