Yard

4 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A unit of linear measure equal to three feet, or an area of ground adjacent to a building.

“The children played in the backyard all afternoon.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/jɑːd/

Related Words

Synonyms

gardencourtyard

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Common word with good letter distribution.

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points, D is useful for extensions.

Words Related to Yard

Anagrams of Yard

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

adry dray

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “yard” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bard card dard fard gard hard ward yarn

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “yard”.

bardy byard dairy darby darcy darya daryl deary deray diary doray drays dryad dryas gardy hardy hydra lardy lyard mardy pardy radly randy rayed

Longer words starting with Yard

Words that begin with “yard”.

yards

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