YEUKY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. YEUKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YEUKY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YEUKY is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YEUKY
No single letter turns YEUKY into another word.
How YEUKY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in YEUKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,568 thousand.
What stands out about YEUKY
- YEUKY begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does YEUKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scots
Itchy or causing a desire to scratch, used of skin, cloth or an insect bite.
Yeuky comes from the Scots noun yeuk, meaning an itch, and describes anything that provokes that prickling urge to scratch. It is heard across Scotland and the north of England for rough wool, healing scabs or midge bites. The word survives mainly in everyday speech and regional writing rather than formal English.
How YEUKY is used
Chiefly Scots and northern English dialect; rarely seen in standard written English outside dialogue or local colour.
- The old blanket felt yeuky against her bare arms.
- He scratched at a yeuky patch left by the midges.
- Wool socks can turn yeuky if worn against damp skin.
- Granny called the healing scar a yeuky nuisance.
- The nettles left his legs red and yeuky for an hour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YEUKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in YEUKY
Common questions about YEUKY
- Is YEUKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YEUKY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YEUKY worth?
- YEUKY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YEUKY mean?
- Itchy or causing a desire to scratch, used of skin, cloth or an insect bite.
- What letters can be added to YEUKY?
- No single letter can be added to YEUKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of YEUKY:
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