YEUK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. YEUK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YEUK?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YEUK is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YEUK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YEUK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YEUK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does YEUK mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scots
To itch or feel irritation of the skin.
Yeuk is Scots for itching and is a form of the same word that gives itch further south. The two look unrelated because Scots kept a sound that English softened away.
How YEUK is used
Yeuked, yeuking. Scots and northern English.
- The wool yeuks against the skin all day.
- The word yeuk is the Scots form of itch.
- A yeuk that cannot be reached is the worst kind.
- Scots kept a sound in yeuk that English lost.
- Yeuking at a bite makes it last longer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YEUK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YEUK
The 4 tiles of YEUK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with YEUK
6 longer words begin with YEUK.
Shorter words from the letters in YEUK
Common questions about YEUK
- Is YEUK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YEUK, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YEUK worth?
- YEUK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YEUK mean?
- To itch or feel irritation of the skin.
- What letters can be added to YEUK?
- YEUK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YEUK:
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