“YONKER” is a valid word. — 13 points Scrabble

kernUnited States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
yokefabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
yoretime long past
kenoa game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
kore(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
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onethe smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
keymetal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
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kenrange of what one can know or understand
yena yearning for something or to do something
ryethe seed of the cereal grass
orea mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
roefish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
yondistant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal)
ernbulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
koran ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs
eonthe longest division of geological time
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onin operation or operational
noa negative
ora state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
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era trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
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rea rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum
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enhalf the width of an em
nea colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
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