YEAR is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. YEAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YEAR?
| 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 YEAR is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YEAR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YEAR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YEAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about YEAR
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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 YEAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
The period of time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the sun, divided into twelve months.
A year marks a full cycle of seasons and is the basic unit used for age, calendars, anniversaries and long-term planning. The calendar year of 365 or 366 days closely matches the true orbital period.
How YEAR is used
- The trip is planned for next year.
- She turned thirty this year.
- It takes a year for the crop to mature fully.
- The company reviews its budget once a year.
- A leap year has one extra day in February.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YEAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YEAR
The 4 tiles of YEAR in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with YEAR
22 longer words begin with YEAR.
Words ending in YEAR
5 words end in YEAR. Useful as a back hook: play YEAR onto a word already on the board.
Words with YEAR inside
8 words contain YEAR in the middle. Words that start with YEAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in YEAR
Common questions about YEAR
- Is YEAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YEAR, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YEAR worth?
- YEAR is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YEAR mean?
- The period of time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the sun, divided into twelve months.
- What letters can be added to YEAR?
- YEAR takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YEAR:
Open YEAR in the Word Finder