Is YESTERDAY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, YESTERDAY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does YESTERDAY mean?
- noun
the day immediately before today
“it was in yesterday's newspapers”
- adverb
on the day preceding today
“yesterday the weather was beautiful”
- noun
the recent past
“yesterday's solutions are not good enough”
- adverb
in the recent past; only a short time ago
“I was not born yesterday!”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
Y (4) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + D (2) + A (1) + Y (4) = 16 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 YESTERDAY
Single letters that turn YESTERDAY into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from YESTERDAY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- estrayed12
- yeasty12
- strayed11
- yeasted11
- derays10
- dryest10
- redyes10
- stayed10
- steady10
- eyry10
- yays10
- eatery9
- estray9
- stayer9
- yarest9
- yester9
- deary9
- deray9
- drays9
- dryas9
- dyers9
- rayed9
- ready9
- redye9
- reedy9
- sayed9
- seedy9
- styed9
- tardy9
- tyred9
- yards9
- yay9
- dearest8
- derates8
- redates8
- sedater8
- tasered8
- artsy8
- eyers8
- eyras8
- eyres8
- resay8
- satyr8
- sayer8
- stray8
- teary8
- trays8
- treys8
- tyees8
- tyers8
- tyres8
- years8
- yeast8
- yeets8
- days8
- deys8
- dray8
- drys8
- dyer8
- dyes8
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