YOGH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. YOGH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YOGH?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YOGH is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YOGH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yoghsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YOGH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YOGH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does YOGH mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A letter used in Middle English writing.
Yogh looked like a figure three and stood for sounds English later lost. Scottish printers had none in their type and substituted a z, which is exactly why the surnames Menzies and Dalziel are pronounced as they are.
How YOGH is used
Countable: a yogh, two yoghs. Historical.
- A yogh looked like a figure three on the page.
- The word yogh names a letter English has lost.
- Printers substituted z for yogh because they had no type.
- Menzies is pronounced as it is because of a yogh.
- Two yoghs in one word was common in 1350.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YOGH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YOGH
5 longer words begin with YOGH.
Shorter words from the letters in YOGH
Common questions about YOGH
- Is YOGH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YOGH, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YOGH worth?
- YOGH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YOGH mean?
- A letter used in Middle English writing.
- What letters can be added to YOGH?
- YOGH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YOGH:
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