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Is YELLOWS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, YELLOWS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does YELLOWS mean?

Yellows is a form of YELLOW.

  1. adjective

    of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

  2. noun

    yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons

  3. verb

    turn yellow

    “The pages of the book began to yellow”

  4. adjective

    easily frightened

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

13

Scrabble

14

Words With Friends

7

Letters

Y (4) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + O (1) + W (4) + S (1) = 13 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 YELLOWS

YELLOWS 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 YELLOWS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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