YU is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. YU is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept YU?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YU is to know. It scores 5 from 2 tiles, takes 8 hooks, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YU
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YU scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in YU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 619.
What stands out about YU
- YU is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does YU mean in Scrabble?
noun
A precious jade-like stone long valued in China.
How YU is used
- The carving was cut from a single piece of yu.
- Fine yu was worth more than gold to some collectors.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YU and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YU
Showing 24 of 99 words that begin with YU.
Words ending in YU
8 words end in YU. Useful as a back hook: play YU onto a word already on the board.
Words with YU inside
Showing 24 of 53 words that contain YU somewhere in the middle. Words that start with YU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about YU
- Is YU valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and YU is not in it.
- How many points is YU worth?
- YU is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YU mean?
- A precious jade-like stone long valued in China.
- What letters can be added to YU?
- YU takes 8 hooks: 3 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of YU:
Open YU in the Word Finder