YO is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. YO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YO?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YO is to know. It scores 5 from 2 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How YO scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in YO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 309.
What stands out about YO
- YO is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does YO mean in Scrabble?
interjection
A call used to attract attention or to greet someone.
How YO is used
- Yo, over here by the gate.
- Yo, is that the last of the boxes?
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YO and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YO
The 2 tiles of YO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with YO
Showing 24 of 240 words that begin with YO.
Words ending in YO
12 words end in YO. Useful as a back hook: play YO onto a word already on the board.
Words with YO inside
Showing 24 of 759 words that contain YO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with YO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about YO
- Is YO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YO, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YO worth?
- YO is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YO mean?
- A call used to attract attention or to greet someone.
- What letters can be added to YO?
- YO takes 7 hooks: 0 in front and 7 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of YO:
Open YO in the Word Finder