YAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. YAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YAGE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YAGE is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YAGE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YAGE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does YAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A hallucinogenic drink prepared from a South American vine, used traditionally in shamanic rituals.
Yage is brewed by boiling the vine together with other plants, producing a bitter liquid that causes vivid visions. The word yage entered English through travelers' accounts and later became known through the writings of authors who described their experiences with it.
How YAGE is used
Yage is a rare alternative spelling encountered mostly in older travel writing and literature.
- The explorer described his first taste of yage in vivid detail.
- Shamans prepared the yage over an open fire late into the night.
- Some travel writers wrote extensively about their journeys to drink yage.
- The bitter taste of yage was said to bring on strange visions.
- Local healers guided visitors through their first yage ceremony.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YAGE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YAGE
3 longer words begin with YAGE.
Words ending in YAGE
6 words end in YAGE. Useful as a back hook: play YAGE onto a word already on the board.
Words with YAGE inside
14 words contain YAGE in the middle. Words that start with YAGE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in YAGE
Common questions about YAGE
- Is YAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YAGE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YAGE worth?
- YAGE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YAGE mean?
- A hallucinogenic drink prepared from a South American vine, used traditionally in shamanic rituals.
- What letters can be added to YAGE?
- YAGE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YAGE:
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