Is YARDLIGHTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, YARDLIGHTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
18
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
Y (4) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + S (1) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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.
Definition
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See the definition of YardlightsHooks for YARDLIGHTS
YARDLIGHTS 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 YARDLIGHTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- daylights17
- yardlight17
- daylight16
- garishly15
- trashily14
- ghastly14
- grayish14
- hardily14
- ladyish14
- rightly14
- shadily14
- sightly14
- thirdly14
- hastily13
- dryish13
- hardly13
- hydras13
- hydria13
- righty13
- dishrag12
- rashly12
- shirty12
- thyrsi12
- trashy12
- yirths12
- dashy12
- dishy12
- hardy12
- hydra12
- shady12
- alights11
- alright11
- gristly11
- largish11
- satyrid11
- stagily11
- staidly11
- tardily11
- dights11
- hairy11
- hasty11
- hylas11
- lathy11
- rhyta11
- shaly11
- shily11
- yirth11
- trysail10
- alight10
- aridly10
- aright10
- daylit10
- garish10
- garths10
- girths10
- glairy10
- grisly10
- griths10
- halids10
- laighs10
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