Is YARDBIRDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, YARDBIRDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does YARDBIRDS mean?
Yardbirds is a form of YARDBIRD.
- noun
a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks
- noun
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
Y (4) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + B (3) + I (1) + R (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 16 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 YARDBIRDS
YARDBIRDS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from YARDBIRDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- yardbird15
- baddy12
- biddy12
- briary11
- dryads11
- briards10
- yairds10
- barry10
- brays10
- dryad10
- dyads10
- braids9
- briard9
- disbar9
- dairy9
- daisy9
- diary9
- drays9
- dryas9
- sayid9
- yaird9
- yards9
- yirds9
- abys9
- bays9
- bray9
- didy9
- dyad9
- briars8
- bards8
- birds8
- brads8
- braid8
- darbs8
- drabs8
- dribs8
- rabid8
- yirrs8
- days8
- dray8
- drys8
- yard8
- yird8
- aby8
- bay8
- bys8
- sirdar7
- abris7
- birrs7
- briar7
- rabis7
- sabir7
- airy7
- bads7
- bard7
- bids7
- bird7
- brad7
- dabs7
- darb7
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