Is YESTERYEAR a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, YESTERYEAR is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does YESTERYEAR mean?
- noun
the time that has elapsed
“forget the past”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
Y (4) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + Y (4) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) = 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 YESTERYEAR
Single letters that turn YESTERYEAR 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 YESTERYEAR
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- yeasty12
- strayer10
- eyry10
- yays10
- artery9
- eatery9
- estray9
- starry9
- stayer9
- yarest9
- yester9
- yay9
- arrestee8
- artsy8
- eyers8
- eyras8
- eyres8
- resay8
- retry8
- satyr8
- sayer8
- serry8
- stray8
- tarry8
- teary8
- terry8
- trays8
- treys8
- tyees8
- tyers8
- tyres8
- yarer8
- years8
- yeast8
- yeets8
- retears7
- serrate7
- steerer7
- tearers7
- aery7
- arty7
- ayes7
- easy7
- eery7
- eyas7
- eyer7
- eyes7
- eyra7
- eyre7
- rays7
- ryas7
- ryes7
- stay7
- stey7
- stye7
- tray7
- trey7
- tyee7
- tyer7
- tyes7
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