Is YELLOWCAKES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, YELLOWCAKES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does YELLOWCAKES mean?
Yellowcakes is a form of YELLOWCAKE.
- noun
an impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium ore
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
11
Letters
Y (4) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + O (1) + W (4) + C (3) + A (1) + K (5) + E (1) + S (1) = 23 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 YELLOWCAKES
YELLOWCAKES 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 YELLOWCAKES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- yellowcake22
- wacky17
- lackeys16
- slackly16
- sockeye16
- wackoes16
- weakly16
- weekly16
- lackey15
- wackes15
- wackos15
- walleyes14
- weaselly14
- sleekly14
- cakey14
- casky14
- wacke14
- wacko14
- wacks14
- yacks14
- yocks14
- coleslaw13
- leeways13
- sallowy13
- walleye13
- walleys13
- weasely13
- yellows13
- alkyls13
- kayles13
- kayoes13
- sleeky13
- yokels13
- caky13
- coky13
- wack13
- yack13
- yock13
- closely12
- ackees12
- cleeks12
- cloaks12
- leeway12
- slowly12
- walley12
- yellow12
- alkyl12
- askew12
- awoke12
- kayos12
- kelly12
- leaky12
- lewks12
- okays12
- wakes12
- walks12
- weeks12
- wekas12
- yelks12
- yokel12
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