Scrabble Word Finder

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.

y4o1u1s1
PlayableYOUS · 4 letters · 7 pts Scrabble · 7 pts WWF
7points in Scrabble
7points in Words with Friends
4letters
1hook available
1 in 15,317odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept YOUS?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 30 / 100

30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.75
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
4.5%

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

youse8

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How YOUS scores

Scrabble y4o1u1s1 7
Words with Friends y3o1u2s1 7

Face value of the 4 tiles in YOUS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
y12
o18
u14
s14

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.

Written for this site: 1 meaning of YOUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.

Words starting with YOUS

youse8

1 longer words begin with YOUS.

Words ending in YOUS

bayous11 joyous16 noyous9 poyous11 unjoyous18 thankyous19

6 words end in YOUS. Useful as a back hook: play YOUS onto a word already on the board.

Words with YOUS inside

joyously21 joyousness20 joyousnesses22

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

oys6 soy6 you6 yus6 ous3 sou3 oy5 yo5 yu5 os2 ou2 so2 us2

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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