YARDLIGHTS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 18 points
Yes for Scrabble. YARDLIGHTS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
y4a1r1d2l1i1g2h4t1s1
PlayableYARDLIGHTS · 10 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept YARDLIGHTS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.8
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.9%
Our own measure of how useful YARDLIGHTS is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YARDLIGHTS
No single letter turns YARDLIGHTS into another word.
How YARDLIGHTS scores
Scrabble y4a1r1d2l1i1g2h4t1s1 18
Words with Friends y3a1r1d2l2i1g3h3t1s1 18
Face value of the 10 tiles in YARDLIGHTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so YARDLIGHTS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about YARDLIGHTS
- All 10 letters of YARDLIGHTS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in YARDLIGHTS
daylights17 yardlight17 daylight16 garishly15 graithly15 trashily14 daygirls13 graylist12 ghastly14 grayish14 gytrash14 hardily14 ladyish14 rightly14 shadily14 sightly14 thirdly14 hastily13 daygirl12 dishrag12 alights11 alright11 graiths11 gristly11 largish11 satyrid11 stagily11 staidly11 tardily11 trysail10 dryish13 gashly13 hardly13 hydras13 hydria13 lighty13 righty13 hylist12 rashly12 shirty12
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Common questions about YARDLIGHTS
- Is YARDLIGHTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and YARDLIGHTS is not in it.
- How many points is YARDLIGHTS worth?
- YARDLIGHTS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to YARDLIGHTS?
- No single letter can be added to YARDLIGHTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of YARDLIGHTS:
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