YIELDINGLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. YIELDINGLY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept YIELDINGLY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YIELDINGLY is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YIELDINGLY
No single letter turns YIELDINGLY into another word.
How YIELDINGLY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in YIELDINGLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so YIELDINGLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about YIELDINGLY
- YIELDINGLY begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in YIELDINGLY
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Common questions about YIELDINGLY
- Is YIELDINGLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YIELDINGLY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YIELDINGLY worth?
- YIELDINGLY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to YIELDINGLY?
- No single letter can be added to YIELDINGLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of YIELDINGLY:
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