Is YARMELKES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, YARMELKES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does YARMELKES mean?
Yarmelkes is a form of YARMELKE.
- noun
a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
Y (4) + A (1) + R (1) + M (3) + E (1) + L (1) + K (5) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 YARMELKES
YARMELKES 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 YARMELKES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- yarmelke17
- meekly15
- remakes13
- kayles13
- kersey13
- keyers13
- rekeys13
- sleeky13
- kermes12
- makers12
- masker12
- remake12
- keyer12
- krays12
- kyars12
- larky12
- leaky12
- reeky12
- rekey12
- rykes12
- sarky12
- yelks12
- yerks12
- leakers11
- measly11
- merely11
- mylars11
- seemly11
- smeary11
- kames11
- maker11
- makes11
- marks11
- merks11
- samek11
- skelm11
- smeek11
- smerk11
- alky11
- kays11
- keys11
- kray11
- kyar11
- kyes11
- laky11
- ryke11
- skry11
- syke11
- yaks11
- yelk11
- yerk11
- sealery10
- lakers10
- leaker10
- rakees10
- slaker10
- amyls10
- emery10
- marly10
- mealy10
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