Is YESHIVAS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, YESHIVAS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does YESHIVAS mean?
Yeshivas is a form of YESHIVA.
- noun
an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
Y (4) + E (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + V (4) + A (1) + 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 YESHIVAS
YESHIVAS 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 YESHIVAS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- yeshiva16
- heavy14
- shavies13
- shaves12
- shavie12
- shivas12
- shives12
- haves11
- hissy11
- hives11
- shave11
- shays11
- shiva11
- shive11
- shivs11
- yeahs11
- ashy10
- have10
- hays10
- hive10
- hiya10
- shay10
- shiv10
- yeah10
- hay9
- hey9
- ivy9
- shy9
- yah9
- yeh9
- ashes8
- essay8
- eyass8
- saves8
- sheas8
- shies8
- vases8
- visas8
- vises8
- ahis7
- aves7
- ayes7
- easy7
- eyas7
- haes7
- hies7
- hiss7
- sash7
- save7
- says7
- sesh7
- sevs7
- shea7
- shes7
- vase7
- vies7
- visa7
- vise7
- yeas7
- ahi6
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