YUGA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. YUGA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YUGA?
| 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 YUGA is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YUGA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yugasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YUGA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YUGA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does YUGA mean in Scrabble?
noun
One of four vast ages in traditional Hindu cosmology, each marking a different stage in a repeating cycle of time.
The concept of a yuga describes cycles far longer than a single human lifetime, moving from an age of virtue toward one of decline. The current yuga, according to this system, is commonly called the age of conflict.
How YUGA is used
Typically used in discussions of Hindu philosophy, mythology, or cosmology.
- The scholar explained how each yuga differs in length and character.
- According to the text, a yuga can last thousands of years.
- They discussed the transition from one yuga to the next.
- The story is set near the end of a yuga.
- Ancient scriptures describe the qualities of each yuga in detail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YUGA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YUGA
3 longer words begin with YUGA.
Shorter words from the letters in YUGA
Common questions about YUGA
- Is YUGA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YUGA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YUGA worth?
- YUGA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YUGA mean?
- One of four vast ages in traditional Hindu cosmology, each marking a different stage in a repeating cycle of time.
- What letters can be added to YUGA?
- YUGA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YUGA:
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