YEGG is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. YEGG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YEGG?
| 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 YEGG is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YEGG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yeggsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YEGG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YEGG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does YEGG mean in Scrabble?
noun
slang
A burglar, especially one who opens safes.
Yegg is American slang from about 1900 and its origin has never been settled, though a particular criminal's surname is the usual guess. Newspapers used it heavily and then dropped it.
How YEGG is used
Countable: a yegg, two yeggs. Dated slang.
- A yegg who worked alone and never carried a weapon.
- The word yegg is American slang from about 1900.
- Two yeggs took four hours over one safe.
- Newspapers used yegg heavily and then dropped it.
- Where yegg came from has never been settled.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YEGG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YEGG
The 4 tiles of YEGG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with YEGG
3 longer words begin with YEGG.
Shorter words from the letters in YEGG
Common questions about YEGG
- Is YEGG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YEGG, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YEGG worth?
- YEGG is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YEGG mean?
- A burglar, especially one who opens safes.
- What letters can be added to YEGG?
- YEGG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YEGG:
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