YEZ is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. YEZ 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 YEZ?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YEZ is to know. It scores 15 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YEZ
Front hooks — 1
oyezBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How YEZ scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in YEZ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,738.
What stands out about YEZ
- At 15 points, YEZ is among the ten highest-scoring 3-letter words we list.
- YEZ averages 5 points a tile — one of 118 words that dense.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does YEZ mean in Scrabble?
pronoun
dialectIrish
An informal dialect form of you, used when speaking to more than one person.
Yez fills the gap that standard English leaves for a plural you, much like yous or y'all in other dialects. Speakers in parts of Ireland, Scotland, and northern England use yez when addressing a group rather than a single listener.
How YEZ is used
Informal dialect, chiefly Irish, Scottish, and northern English speech.
- Are yez coming to the match tonight?
- I told yez to wait by the gate.
- What are yez all laughing at?
- Yez better hurry before the bus leaves.
- Thanks a million, yez have been great.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YEZ and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in YEZ
1 words end in YEZ. Useful as a back hook: play YEZ onto a word already on the board.
Words with YEZ inside
1 words contain YEZ in the middle. Words that start with YEZ are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in YEZ
Common questions about YEZ
- Is YEZ valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YEZ, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YEZ worth?
- YEZ is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YEZ mean?
- An informal dialect form of you, used when speaking to more than one person.
- What letters can be added to YEZ?
- YEZ takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of YEZ:
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