Is YAHOO a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, YAHOO is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does YAHOO mean?
- noun
a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
- noun
one of a race of brutes resembling men but subject to the Houyhnhnms in a novel by Jonathan Swift
- noun
a widely used search engine for the web that finds information, news, images, products, finance
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
9
Words With Friends
5
Letters
Y (4) + A (1) + H (4) + O (1) + O (1) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for YAHOO
Single letters that turn YAHOO into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from YAHOO
The 17 highest-scoring words using these letters.
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