YAS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. YAS 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 YAS?
| 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 YAS is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YAS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How YAS scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in YAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246.
What stands out about YAS
- 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 YAS mean in Scrabble?
interjection
slang
An emphatic expression of approval.
Yas came out of ballroom culture and reached everybody else through the internet during the 2010s, and the number of letters carries the enthusiasm. It is nearly always written rather than said, and it dates a message as precisely as a photograph would.
How YAS is used
Stands alone. Chiefly written; the vowel is often repeated.
- Yas, that is exactly the right colour.
- The reply was yas and four exclamation marks.
- A yas in a message dates it within about five years.
- She wrote yas and meant it entirely.
- The word yas came out of ballroom culture first.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YAS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YAS
The 3 tiles of YAS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with YAS
6 longer words begin with YAS.
Words ending in YAS
Showing 24 of 54 words that end in YAS. Useful as a back hook: play YAS onto a word already on the board.
Words with YAS inside
24 words contain YAS in the middle. Words that start with YAS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in YAS
Common questions about YAS
- Is YAS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YAS, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YAS worth?
- YAS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YAS mean?
- An emphatic expression of approval.
- What letters can be added to YAS?
- YAS takes 4 hooks: 4 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of YAS:
Open YAS in the Word Finder