YUCCH is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. YUCCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YUCCH?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YUCCH is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 2.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YUCCH
No single letter turns YUCCH into another word.
How YUCCH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in YUCCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,705 thousand.
What does YUCCH mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informal
An exclamation of disgust or distaste, a variant spelling of yuck.
Yucch is used to voice sudden revulsion at a smell, taste, sight or idea, much like yuck or ugh. The doubled spelling stretches the sound out, giving the word a more exaggerated, almost theatrical tone in writing. It appears mostly in informal speech, comics and casual text rather than formal prose.
How YUCCH is used
Informal exclamation, typically written to capture spoken disgust rather than used in formal writing.
- He muttered yucch at the smell of spoiled milk.
- She said yucch and pushed the plate away.
- The children went yucch when they saw the muddy puddle.
- He shouted yucch when he found the spider in the sink.
- Yucch was the only word she managed after tasting it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YUCCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in YUCCH
Common questions about YUCCH
- Is YUCCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YUCCH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YUCCH worth?
- YUCCH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YUCCH mean?
- An exclamation of disgust or distaste, a variant spelling of yuck.
- What letters can be added to YUCCH?
- No single letter can be added to YUCCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of YUCCH:
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