YALE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. YALE 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept YALE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YALE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YALE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yalesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YALE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YALE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does YALE mean in Scrabble?
noun
heraldry
A fabulous heraldic beast resembling an antelope, with horns that can swivel independently.
The yale is a legendary creature described by the Roman writer Pliny and later adopted into heraldry, depicted with the body of an antelope or goat and a pair of horns each able to turn separately in any direction. It appears on coats of arms as a symbol of adaptability, since the yale was said to be able to point one horn forward and one backward when fighting.
How YALE is used
Rare and technical; used mainly in heraldry and descriptions of mythical beasts.
- The coat of arms featured a yale with swiveling horns.
- Heraldry books describe the yale as a fantastic beast.
- The carving showed a yale guarding the gate.
- Few people outside heraldry have heard of the yale.
- The manuscript illustrated a yale beside a griffin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YALE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YALE
1 longer words begin with YALE.
Words with YALE inside
6 words contain YALE in the middle. Words that start with YALE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in YALE
Common questions about YALE
- Is YALE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and YALE is not in it.
- How many points is YALE worth?
- YALE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YALE mean?
- A fabulous heraldic beast resembling an antelope, with horns that can swivel independently.
- What letters can be added to YALE?
- YALE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YALE:
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