YAHS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points

It depends on the list you play by. YAHS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept YAHS?

Word power: 36 / 100

Our own measure of how useful YAHS is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for YAHS

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How YAHS scores

Face value of the 4 tiles in YAHS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.

What stands out about YAHS

• The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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

Anagrams of YAHS

The 4 tiles of YAHS in a different order — 3 found.

Words ending in YAHS

12 words end in YAHS. Useful as a back hook: play YAHS onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in YAHS

Common questions about YAHS

Is YAHS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts YAHS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is YAHS worth?

YAHS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to YAHS?

YAHS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.