YESHIVA is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. YESHIVA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YESHIVA?
| 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: 61 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YESHIVA is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YESHIVA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YESHIVA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in YESHIVA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does YESHIVA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Jewish school or college devoted to the study of the Talmud and sacred texts.
Students at a yeshiva spend long hours in paired study and debate over religious law. The word comes from Hebrew, and it covers schools from high school age through advanced rabbinical study.
How YESHIVA is used
Yeshiva names a traditional Jewish institution for religious study.
- He studied at a yeshiva in Jerusalem.
- The yeshiva opens its library to visitors on Sundays.
- A famous yeshiva was founded in the town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YESHIVA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YESHIVA
3 longer words begin with YESHIVA.
Shorter words from the letters in YESHIVA
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Common questions about YESHIVA
- Is YESHIVA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YESHIVA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YESHIVA worth?
- YESHIVA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YESHIVA mean?
- A Jewish school or college devoted to the study of the Talmud and sacred texts.
- What letters can be added to YESHIVA?
- YESHIVA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of YESHIVA:
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