YEAS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. YEAS 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 YEAS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YEAS is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YEAS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yeastChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How YEAS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YEAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about YEAS
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 YEAS mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
Votes of yes, especially in a formal ballot such as a legislative vote (the plural of yea).
When a chamber votes, members who agree are counted among the yeas and those who disagree among the nays. The word survives mainly in this fixed pairing rather than in everyday speech.
How YEAS is used
Used almost always in the fixed phrase yeas and nays, chiefly in formal or legislative contexts.
- The clerk counted forty yeas and twelve nays on the motion.
- When the yeas were called, only a handful of senators answered.
- The chairman asked the yeas to raise their hands.
- A simple majority of yeas was enough to pass the bill.
- Recording the yeas and nays let voters check how their representative had voted.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YEAS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YEAS
The 4 tiles of YEAS in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with YEAS
14 longer words begin with YEAS.
Shorter words from the letters in YEAS
Common questions about YEAS
- Is YEAS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YEAS, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YEAS worth?
- YEAS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YEAS mean?
- Votes of yes, especially in a formal ballot such as a legislative vote (the plural of yea).
- What letters can be added to YEAS?
- YEAS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YEAS:
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