YODE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. YODE 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept YODE?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YODE is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YODE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
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How YODE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YODE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,106.
What does YODE mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaicliterary
To go or proceed; an archaic past-tense form of the verb yead, also spelled yede or yeed.
Spenser and other Renaissance poets used yode where a modern writer would simply write went, keeping the flavour of older English verb forms alive in verse. The word survives now only in reprinted classical literature and in word-game dictionaries that preserve otherwise obsolete forms.
How YODE is used
Found only in archaic and literary texts, never in modern speech.
- The knight yode forth into the shadowed wood.
- She yode swiftly to the tower before the gates closed.
- They yode across the field without a word.
- The old ballad tells how the maiden yode alone at night.
- He yode from the hall the moment the message arrived.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YODE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YODE
12 longer words begin with YODE.
Words with YODE inside
3 words contain YODE in the middle. Words that start with YODE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in YODE
Common questions about YODE
- Is YODE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and YODE is not in it.
- How many points is YODE worth?
- YODE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YODE mean?
- To go or proceed; an archaic past-tense form of the verb yead, also spelled yede or yeed.
- What letters can be added to YODE?
- YODE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YODE:
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