YEAH is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. YEAH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YEAH?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YEAH is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YEAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yeahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YEAH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YEAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does YEAH mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informal
Yes, in informal speech.
Yeah is a spelling of a relaxed pronunciation rather than a separate word, and it is written far more often than it is examined. It first appeared in print in America around 1900.
How YEAH is used
Stands alone in reply. Informal.
- Yeah, said everybody, and nothing changed.
- The word yeah spells a relaxed pronunciation.
- A yeah in a transcript marks casual speech.
- Yeah first appeared in American print about 1900.
- Two yeahs in a row usually mean no.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YEAH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YEAH
1 longer words begin with YEAH.
Shorter words from the letters in YEAH
Common questions about YEAH
- Is YEAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YEAH, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YEAH worth?
- YEAH is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YEAH mean?
- Yes, in informal speech.
- What letters can be added to YEAH?
- YEAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YEAH:
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