YET is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. YET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YET?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YET is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YET
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How YET scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in YET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123.
What does YET mean in Scrabble?
adverb
Up to the present time; still.
Yet does opposite jobs depending on where it stands: not yet means something has not happened, and at the start of a clause it means but. English gives no signal for which is meant beyond position, and nobody is ever confused by it.
How YET is used
Adverb after the verb; conjunction at the head of a clause.
- It has not arrived yet and may never.
- Yet nobody had thought to ask the obvious question.
- She is not finished yet, whatever the deadline says.
- The word yet means but at the front of a clause.
- Two uses of yet in one sentence would be careless.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YET
The 3 tiles of YET in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with YET
6 longer words begin with YET.
Words ending in YET
3 words end in YET. Useful as a back hook: play YET onto a word already on the board.
Words with YET inside
Showing 24 of 38 words that contain YET somewhere in the middle. Words that start with YET are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in YET
Common questions about YET
- Is YET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YET, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YET worth?
- YET is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YET mean?
- Up to the present time; still.
- What letters can be added to YET?
- YET takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of YET:
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