AYE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. AYE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AYE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AYE is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AYE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AYE scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in AYE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 749.
What stands out about AYE
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AYE mean in Scrabble?
interjection
Yes, in voting and in nautical use.
Aye survives in two places that both need an answer nobody can mishear: a division in Parliament and an order acknowledged at sea. Doubled aboard ship it means the order is understood and will be carried out, which is more than a plain yes conveys.
How AYE is used
Stands alone. Also a noun — the ayes have it.
- The ayes have it and the motion is carried.
- Aye, aye, said the helmsman, and altered course.
- A vote is counted in ayes and noes.
- The doubled aye means understood as well as agreed.
- In parts of England aye is simply the ordinary word for yes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AYE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AYE
The 3 tiles of AYE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with AYE
4 longer words begin with AYE.
Words ending in AYE
4 words end in AYE. Useful as a back hook: play AYE onto a word already on the board.
Words with AYE inside
Showing 24 of 289 words that contain AYE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AYE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AYE
Common questions about AYE
- Is AYE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AYE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AYE worth?
- AYE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AYE mean?
- Yes, in voting and in nautical use.
- What letters can be added to AYE?
- AYE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of AYE:
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