YULETIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. YULETIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YULETIDE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YULETIDE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YULETIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yuletidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YULETIDE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in YULETIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so YULETIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does YULETIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
The season of Christmas, traditionally the days around the winter feast.
Yuletide carries an old Germanic ring, from yule, a midwinter festival, plus tide in the sense of a season. It turns up in carols, greeting cards, and nostalgic prose rather than in plain speech.
How YULETIDE is used
Mainly seen in cards, carols, and festive writing as a warm word for the Christmas season.
- The cottage was wreathed in holly for yuletide.
- They sent yuletide greetings to every cousin.
- Old songs filled the hall all through yuletide.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YULETIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YULETIDE
1 longer words begin with YULETIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in YULETIDE
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Common questions about YULETIDE
- Is YULETIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YULETIDE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YULETIDE worth?
- YULETIDE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YULETIDE mean?
- The season of Christmas, traditionally the days around the winter feast.
- What letters can be added to YULETIDE?
- YULETIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of YULETIDE:
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