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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

10

Scrabble

9

Words With Friends

4

Letters

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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