Is YESTERYEARS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, YESTERYEARS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does YESTERYEARS mean?
Yesteryears is a form of YESTERYEAR.
- noun
the time that has elapsed
“forget the past”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
11
Letters
Y (4) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + Y (4) + E (1) + A (1) + R (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 YESTERYEARS
YESTERYEARS 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 YESTERYEARS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- yesteryear16
- yeasty12
- strayers11
- essayer10
- estrays10
- stayers10
- strayer10
- eyry10
- yays10
- arrestees9
- artery9
- eatery9
- estray9
- eyases9
- resays9
- satyrs9
- sayers9
- sayest9
- starry9
- stayer9
- strays9
- tressy9
- yarest9
- yeasts9
- yester9
- yay9
- arrestee8
- asserter8
- esterase8
- reassert8
- serrates8
- steerers8
- terrases8
- terrasse8
- tesserae8
- artsy8
- essay8
- eyass8
- eyers8
- eyras8
- eyres8
- resay8
- retry8
- satyr8
- sayer8
- sayst8
- serry8
- stays8
- stray8
- styes8
- tarry8
- teary8
- terry8
- trays8
- treys8
- tyees8
- tyers8
- tyres8
- yarer8
- years8
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