YEA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. YEA 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 YEA?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YEA is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YEA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YEA scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in YEA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 749.
What stands out about YEA
- 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 YEA mean in Scrabble?
adverb
archaic
Yes — an old-fashioned affirmative that survives mainly in scripture, ceremony and the formal call of a vote.
Yea is what a Bible translation or a solemn hymn reaches for where a modern writer would put yes, and that biblical flavour is why the word still turns up in deliberately weighty or ceremonial writing. It keeps one working, everyday role besides that: in a recorded vote, a yea is logged by name alongside its rejection.
How YEA is used
Also a noun — the yeas and the nays.
- The yeas were counted first and the nays afterwards.
- He was willing, yea eager, to be asked.
- A yea vote is recorded by name in that chamber.
- The word yea sounds archaic in every use but one.
- Two hundred yeas and eleven against.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YEA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YEA
The 3 tiles of YEA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with YEA
Showing 24 of 57 words that begin with YEA.
Words with YEA inside
20 words contain YEA in the middle. Words that start with YEA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in YEA
Common questions about YEA
- Is YEA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YEA, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YEA worth?
- YEA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YEA mean?
- Yes — an old-fashioned affirmative that survives mainly in scripture, ceremony and the formal call of a vote.
- What letters can be added to YEA?
- YEA takes 5 hooks: 0 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of YEA:
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