YORE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. YORE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YORE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YORE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YORE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yoresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YORE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,404.
What does YORE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicliterary
Time long past; former times, especially as recalled with fondness.
Yore appears almost only in the set phrase of yore, used to look back on an earlier age with nostalgia or mock nostalgia, as in days of yore. The word itself is rarely used outside this fixed pattern.
How YORE is used
Archaic and literary; used almost exclusively in the phrase of yore.
- Knights of yore rode out to defend the castle.
- She spoke fondly of the customs of yore.
- In days of yore, travel took weeks rather than hours.
- The song celebrates heroes of yore.
- He joked that manners of yore would seem strange today.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YORE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YORE
The 4 tiles of YORE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with YORE
1 longer words begin with YORE.
Words with YORE inside
2 words contain YORE in the middle. Words that start with YORE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in YORE
Common questions about YORE
- Is YORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YORE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YORE worth?
- YORE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YORE mean?
- Time long past; former times, especially as recalled with fondness.
- What letters can be added to YORE?
- YORE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YORE:
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