YOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. YOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YOUS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YOUS is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YOUS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
youseChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How YOUS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 15,317.
What does YOUS mean in Scrabble?
pronoun
informaldialect
You, used to address more than one person.
Because standard English uses the same word you for one person or many, some varieties of English created yous to make the plural clear, much as yins and yinz do elsewhere. It is common in Irish, Scottish and some Australian and North American city speech.
How YOUS is used
Informal and regional; common in speech but avoided in formal writing.
- Are yous ready to go yet?
- I will see yous all tomorrow.
- What do yous want for dinner?
- Yous should have told me earlier.
- She asked yous to keep the noise down.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YOUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YOUS
1 longer words begin with YOUS.
Words ending in YOUS
6 words end in YOUS. Useful as a back hook: play YOUS onto a word already on the board.
Words with YOUS inside
3 words contain YOUS in the middle. Words that start with YOUS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in YOUS
Common questions about YOUS
- Is YOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YOUS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YOUS worth?
- YOUS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YOUS mean?
- You, used to address more than one person.
- What letters can be added to YOUS?
- YOUS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YOUS:
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