YIKES is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. YIKES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YIKES?
| 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 YIKES is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YIKES
No single letter turns YIKES into another word.
How YIKES scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in YIKES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does YIKES mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informalhumorous
An exclamation of sudden shock, alarm or embarrassment.
People say yikes when something startles them or turns out worse than expected, often with a comic edge rather than real danger. The word carries no grammar of its own; it stands alone as a burst of reaction, much like ouch or oops. It works equally well for a minor mishap and for genuinely bad news, with tone doing the rest of the work.
How YIKES is used
Common in spoken and casual written English, especially reacting to bad news or a mistake.
- Yikes, I forgot the meeting was today.
- She looked at the bill and just said yikes.
- Yikes! That was a close call on the stairs.
- His only comment on the exam grade was a quiet yikes.
- Yikes, this soup is way too spicy for me.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YIKES and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YIKES
The 5 tiles of YIKES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in YIKES
Common questions about YIKES
- Is YIKES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YIKES, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YIKES worth?
- YIKES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YIKES mean?
- An exclamation of sudden shock, alarm or embarrassment.
- What letters can be added to YIKES?
- No single letter can be added to YIKES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of YIKES:
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