YELLOWING is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. YELLOWING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
y4e1l1l1o1w4i1n1g2
PlayableYELLOWING · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept YELLOWING?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.56%
Our own measure of how useful YELLOWING is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YELLOWING
No single letter turns YELLOWING into another word.
How YELLOWING scores
Scrabble y4e1l1l1o1w4i1n1g2 16
Words with Friends y3e1l2l2o1w4i1n2g3 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in YELLOWING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so YELLOWING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in YELLOWING
yowling14 welling11 yelling11 logline8 wyling13 yowing13 willey12 yellow12 logily10 longly10 lowing10 owling10 wigeon10 lionly9 lonely9 eloign7 legion7 leglin7 lingel7 lingle7 lionel6 niello6 nollie6 wingy12 lowly11 newly11 welly11 willy11 winey11 wolly11 yowie11 elogy9 eying9 gelly9 gilly9 golly9 goyle9 gwine9 gynie9 lingy9
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Common questions about YELLOWING
- Is YELLOWING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YELLOWING, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YELLOWING worth?
- YELLOWING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to YELLOWING?
- No single letter can be added to YELLOWING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of YELLOWING:
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