YEP is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. YEP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YEP?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YEP is to know. It scores 8 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YEP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yepsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YEP scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in YEP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,369.
What does YEP mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informal
Yes, in casual speech.
Yep and nope are a matched pair, and both end in a consonant that shuts the mouth — which is exactly what they are for: an answer that closes the exchange. Neither is rude, and neither invites a follow-up question either.
How YEP is used
Stands alone. Informal; the negative partner is nope.
- Yep, that is the one.
- He said yep and went back to what he was doing.
- A yep ends a conversation and a yes does not.
- Yep and nope were made for each other.
- She answered yep to everything for a whole morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YEP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YEP
The 3 tiles of YEP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with YEP
1 longer words begin with YEP.
Words with YEP inside
10 words contain YEP in the middle. Words that start with YEP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in YEP
Common questions about YEP
- Is YEP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YEP, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YEP worth?
- YEP is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YEP mean?
- Yes, in casual speech.
- What letters can be added to YEP?
- YEP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of YEP:
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