Is YELLINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, YELLINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does YELLINGS mean?
Yellings is a form of YELLING.
- noun
uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
8
Letters
Y (4) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 12 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.
Hooks for YELLINGS
YELLINGS 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 YELLINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- yelling11
- gynies10
- lyings10
- lysing10
- singly10
- linsey9
- lysine9
- eying9
- gelly9
- gilly9
- gleys9
- gynie9
- lingy9
- lying9
- selling8
- liney8
- lysin8
- nelly8
- silly8
- slily8
- yells8
- yills8
- gley8
- ingles7
- single7
- illy7
- inly7
- leys7
- lily7
- liny7
- lyes7
- lyse7
- snye7
- syli7
- syne7
- yell7
- yens7
- yill7
- yins7
- gey7
- gills6
- glens6
- ingle6
- lings6
- segni6
- sengi6
- singe6
- sling6
- ley6
- lye6
- sly6
- syn6
- yen6
- yes6
- yin6
- lenis5
- liens5
- lines5
- lisle5
- nills5
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