YIPPEE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. YIPPEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YIPPEE?
| 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 YIPPEE is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YIPPEE
No single letter turns YIPPEE into another word.
How YIPPEE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in YIPPEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,003 thousand.
What does YIPPEE mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informal
A cry of joy or excitement.
Yippee is the sort of shout a child gives on hearing that school is closed or that a trip to the beach is on. It is lighthearted and a little old-fashioned, and writers use it to show uncomplicated delight in comics, stories and cheerful speech. Adults often say it with a smile, half in jest. The word has no use beyond the exclamation itself.
How YIPPEE is used
Informal exclamation; playful, and often used with a touch of humor.
- Yippee, the holidays start tomorrow!
- She waved the tickets and shouted yippee.
- The little boy cried yippee when the snow began to fall.
- Yippee, there is cake left over!
- He gave a quiet yippee after the last exam.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YIPPEE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in YIPPEE
Common questions about YIPPEE
- Is YIPPEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YIPPEE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YIPPEE worth?
- YIPPEE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YIPPEE mean?
- A cry of joy or excitement.
- What letters can be added to YIPPEE?
- No single letter can be added to YIPPEE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of YIPPEE:
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