YUK is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. YUK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YUK?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YUK is to know. It scores 10 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 2.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YUK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YUK scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in YUK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,213.
What does YUK mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informal
An expression of disgust.
Yuk is written down far more often than it is said aloud, and the spelling divides by country: yuk in Britain, yuck in America, with no difference in the sound at all. A separate yuk means a laugh, which is confusing enough that most writers pick one sense and avoid the other entirely.
How YUK is used
Stands alone as an exclamation. Also spelled yuck.
- Yuk, there is something at the bottom of the kettle.
- She said yuk and put the lid back on.
- The word yuk is spelled two ways and said one.
- A yuk from a child settles what is for dinner.
- He got a big yuk out of the audience, in the other sense.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YUK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YUK
The 3 tiles of YUK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with YUK
17 longer words begin with YUK.
Shorter words from the letters in YUK
Common questions about YUK
- Is YUK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YUK, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YUK worth?
- YUK is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YUK mean?
- An expression of disgust.
- What letters can be added to YUK?
- YUK takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of YUK:
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