YODEL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. YODEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YODEL?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YODEL is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YODEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yodelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YODEL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in YODEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 24,508.
What stands out about YODEL
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does YODEL mean in Scrabble?
verb
music
To sing or call out by rapidly switching between the normal chest voice and a high falsetto tone.
Yodeling developed among herders in the Alps of Switzerland and Austria, who used the technique to communicate across mountain valleys before it became a recognized musical style. The rapid break between low and high registers produces the distinctive warbling sound associated with the practice, and the word also works as a noun for the call or song itself. Yodeling later spread into country and western music, where singers adopted it for a different, more theatrical effect.
How YODEL is used
Associated with Alpine folk singing and later adopted in country and western music.
- The performer began to yodel across the mountain valley.
- Tourists tried to yodel back from the opposite ridge.
- She learned to yodel from her grandfather in Switzerland.
- The singer added a playful yodel to the chorus.
- He could yodel loudly enough to echo off the cliffs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YODEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YODEL
The 5 tiles of YODEL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with YODEL
11 longer words begin with YODEL.
Shorter words from the letters in YODEL
Common questions about YODEL
- Is YODEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YODEL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YODEL worth?
- YODEL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YODEL mean?
- To sing or call out by rapidly switching between the normal chest voice and a high falsetto tone.
- What letters can be added to YODEL?
- YODEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of YODEL:
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