YELLOWY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. YELLOWY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YELLOWY?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YELLOWY is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YELLOWY
No single letter turns YELLOWY into another word.
How YELLOWY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in YELLOWY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,895 thousand.
What stands out about YELLOWY
- YELLOWY begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does YELLOWY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Somewhat yellow or tinged with yellow.
A yellowy shade is not a bold yellow but a hint of it, like old paper or weak sunlight. The ending makes the colour softer and less exact.
How YELLOWY is used
Yellowy describes pale, mixed or faded yellow colours.
- The walls had a yellowy tint from years of smoke.
- A yellowy light came through the curtains.
- She chose a yellowy cream for the kitchen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YELLOWY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in YELLOWY
Common questions about YELLOWY
- Is YELLOWY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YELLOWY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YELLOWY worth?
- YELLOWY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YELLOWY mean?
- Somewhat yellow or tinged with yellow.
- What letters can be added to YELLOWY?
- No single letter can be added to YELLOWY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of YELLOWY:
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