Is YELLOWISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, YELLOWISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does YELLOWISH mean?
- adjective
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
Y (4) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + O (1) + W (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 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 YELLOWISH
YELLOWISH 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 YELLOWISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- owlishly17
- showily16
- wholly15
- hwyls14
- showy14
- wheys14
- yellows13
- hwyl13
- whey13
- whys13
- holily12
- hoyles12
- lowish12
- owlish12
- shelly12
- slowly12
- whiles12
- wholes12
- wisely12
- yellow12
- yowies12
- why12
- hilly11
- holey11
- holly11
- hosey11
- howes11
- howls11
- hoyle11
- lowly11
- shily11
- welly11
- welsh11
- while11
- whole11
- whose11
- willy11
- wyles11
- yowes11
- yowie11
- yowls11
- hilloes10
- hollies10
- hews10
- holy10
- howe10
- howl10
- hows10
- hoys10
- owly10
- shew10
- show10
- wily10
- wish10
- wyes10
- wyle10
- yeow10
- yews10
- yowe10
- yowl10
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