YULE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. YULE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YULE?
| 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 YULE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YULE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yulesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YULE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YULE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does YULE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicliterary
Christmas or the Christmas season, especially as marked by winter festivities.
Yule was once the ordinary word for the midwinter festival before Christmas became the standard term. It survives today mainly in poetic or old-fashioned phrases such as yule log and yuletide.
How YULE is used
Archaic and literary; mainly kept alive through compounds like yule log and yuletide.
- They gathered around the fire to celebrate yule.
- The carol describes the joys of yule.
- A great log was brought in for burning at yule.
- Old customs marked the start of yule with feasting.
- The card wished them a merry yule.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YULE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YULE
3 longer words begin with YULE.
Words ending in YULE
1 words end in YULE. Useful as a back hook: play YULE onto a word already on the board.
Words with YULE inside
1 words contain YULE in the middle. Words that start with YULE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in YULE
Common questions about YULE
- Is YULE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YULE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YULE worth?
- YULE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YULE mean?
- Christmas or the Christmas season, especially as marked by winter festivities.
- What letters can be added to YULE?
- YULE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YULE:
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