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Is YEWS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, YEWS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does YEWS mean?

Yews is a form of YEW.

  1. noun

    wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows

  2. noun

    any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
9
Letters
4

Y (4) + E (1) + W (4) + S (1) = 10 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 YEWS

YEWS 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.

Anagrams of YEWS

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from YEWS

The 9 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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