YELLOWLEGS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. YELLOWLEGS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YELLOWLEGS?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful YELLOWLEGS is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YELLOWLEGS
No single letter turns YELLOWLEGS into another word.
How YELLOWLEGS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in YELLOWLEGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so YELLOWLEGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does YELLOWLEGS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long-legged wading bird of the sandpiper family with bright yellow legs, nesting in the far north.
Birdwatchers separate the greater from the lesser yellowlegs mostly by size and by the sharpness of the call. Both species are seen probing mudflats and shallow pools during migration.
How YELLOWLEGS is used
A bird-watching term, usually with greater or lesser in front of it.
- A yellowlegs waded through the shallows, calling loudly.
- We spotted a lesser yellowlegs on the mudflat at dawn.
- The yellowlegs is a noisy and wary visitor on the coast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YELLOWLEGS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in YELLOWLEGS
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Common questions about YELLOWLEGS
- Is YELLOWLEGS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YELLOWLEGS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YELLOWLEGS worth?
- YELLOWLEGS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YELLOWLEGS mean?
- A long-legged wading bird of the sandpiper family with bright yellow legs, nesting in the far north.
- What letters can be added to YELLOWLEGS?
- No single letter can be added to YELLOWLEGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of YELLOWLEGS:
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