Is YEW a word?
YEW is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends, has 3 letters, and can be rearranged into 2 other words, plus 0 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, YEW is a valid word.
What does yew mean?
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.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
YEW: word details
- Pronunciation: YOO (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 3 letters, a short word. It is one of 1,300 3-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 9 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 8 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of yew
Frequently asked questions
What does YEW mean?
YEW is a noun. It means: wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows.
Is YEW a valid word?
Yes, YEW is a valid word. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.