Is YELLOWLEGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, YELLOWLEGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does YELLOWLEGS mean?
- noun
either of two North American shorebird with yellow legs
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
Y (4) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + O (1) + W (4) + L (1) + E (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 17 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 YELLOWLEGS
YELLOWLEGS 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 YELLOWLEGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- yellows13
- slowly12
- yellow12
- lowly11
- welly11
- wyles11
- yowes11
- yowls11
- yogees10
- owly10
- wyes10
- wyle10
- yeow10
- yews10
- yowe10
- yowl10
- yows10
- solely9
- elegy9
- gelly9
- gleys9
- glows9
- golly9
- yogee9
- wye9
- yew9
- yow9
- lolly8
- lowes8
- lowse8
- seely8
- swell8
- swole8
- wells8
- yells8
- gley8
- glow8
- goys8
- logy8
- solgel7
- eely7
- ewes7
- eyes7
- leys7
- lowe7
- lows7
- lyes7
- lyse7
- owes7
- owls7
- owse7
- oyes7
- slew7
- slow7
- weel7
- wees7
- well7
- woes7
- yell7
- gey7
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