YELLINGS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 12 points
Yes for Scrabble. YELLINGS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
y4e1l1l1i1n1g2s1
PlayableYELLINGS · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept YELLINGS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
37WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.5%
Our own measure of how useful YELLINGS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YELLINGS
No single letter turns YELLINGS into another word.
How YELLINGS scores
Scrabble y4e1l1l1i1n1g2s1 12
Words with Friends y3e1l2l2i1n2g3s1 15
Face value of the 8 tiles in YELLINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so YELLINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in YELLINGS
yelling11 leglins8 lingels8 lingles8 selling8 gynies10 lyings10 lysing10 singly10 slingy10 syeing10 linsey9 lysine9 snelly9 ingles7 leglin7 lignes7 lingel7 lingle7 single7 eying9 gelly9 gilly9 gleys9 gynie9 lingy9 lying9 liney8 lynes8 lysin8 nelly8 silly8 slily8 yells8 yills8 gills6 gleis6 glens6 ingle6 lengs6
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Common questions about YELLINGS
- Is YELLINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and YELLINGS is not in it.
- How many points is YELLINGS worth?
- YELLINGS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to YELLINGS?
- No single letter can be added to YELLINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of YELLINGS:
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