YETT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. YETT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YETT?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YETT is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YETT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yettsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YETT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YETT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,892.
What does YETT mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotshistorical
A gate, especially a heavy iron or wooden gate at the entrance to a castle, tower house or walled town.
A yett often took the form of an iron lattice hung across a doorway, used in Scotland to block an entrance while still letting defenders see and strike through the gaps. The word survives mainly in descriptions of old fortified buildings.
How YETT is used
Found chiefly in historical and Scots descriptions of castles rather than in ordinary current speech.
- The tower house still has its original iron yett across the doorway.
- Guards barred the yett as soon as the alarm was raised.
- Visitors can see the rusted yett hanging in the gateway.
- The chronicle describes soldiers battering at the castle yett.
- A wooden gate was later fitted behind the older iron yett.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YETT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YETT
The 4 tiles of YETT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with YETT
3 longer words begin with YETT.
Words with YETT inside
8 words contain YETT in the middle. Words that start with YETT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in YETT
Common questions about YETT
- Is YETT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YETT, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YETT worth?
- YETT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YETT mean?
- A gate, especially a heavy iron or wooden gate at the entrance to a castle, tower house or walled town.
- What letters can be added to YETT?
- YETT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YETT:
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