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YES shares its exact letters with SEY, so both pages return the same word list. We treat SEY as the primary page for this letter set.

Unscramble YES

We found 6 words that can be made from the letters in YES — the longest are 3 letters.

Dictionary last updated · Compiled by The DoUnscrambler Editorial Team · How we generate these lists

YES— Letter Tiles & Points
6
Scrabble
5
WWF

Direct Anagrams of YES (2)

These are words made by rearranging all the letters of YES:

Words Made from YES (6 total)

3-Letter Words (3)

18 pts

2-Letter Words (2)

7 pts

1-Letter Words (1)

4 pts
Plain text list — all 6 words from YES

SEY, SYE, YES, YE, Y, ES

What makes YES interesting

  • Letter make-up: 1 vowel (E) and 2 consonants (Y, S) — a vowel ratio of 33%.
  • Rare letters: Y — uncommon in English, which is why the derived list is shorter than a rack of the same length made of common letters.
  • Highest-value tile: Y at 4 Scrabble points (3 in Words With Friends). Build around it when a premium square is available.
  • Score ranking: at 6 points, YES scores higher than 44% of all 3-letter words in our dictionary.
  • Dictionary status: valid in TWL. See what each dictionary covers →
  • Alphabetical signature: esy — every word sharing this signature is an anagram of YES.

Hooks for YES

A hook is a single letter that extends an existing word already on the board. Front hooks: A, B, D, E, H, K, L, N, O, P, R, S, T, W. Back hooks: K, T.

Best plays from YES

The longest words you can build from this rack are SEY (6 pts), SYE (6 pts), ES (2 pts), YE (5 pts), Y (4 pts).

About Unscrambling YES

The letters YES (y, e, s) can be rearranged into 6 different words, the longest of which are 3-letter words. Every one of those words is listed in full above — nothing is hidden behind a click or a script.

Definition: an unscramble is the act of rearranging a jumbled set of letters back into valid dictionary words. Unlike a simple anagram (which must use every letter exactly once), unscrambling also finds every shorter sub-word that can be built from a subset of those letters.

YES is a valid word in the TWL dictionary, worth 6 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words With Friends before board multipliers.

Letter Values in YES

  • Y = 4 Scrabble points · 3 WWF points (worth less in WWF)
  • E = 1 Scrabble point · 1 WWF point
  • S = 1 Scrabble point · 1 WWF point

How We Calculated These Words

Every candidate above was looked up by its alphabetical signature— the letters of the word sorted into A–Z order. Two words share a signature if and only if they contain the same letters, which is what makes anagram and sub-anagram lookups instant instead of O(n!). We then subtract each candidate's per-letter counts from your input's counts, drawing on the wildcard pool for any deficit, so only words you actually have the tiles to spell are returned. Read the full methodology →

Frequently asked about YES

How many words can you make from YES?

6 valid dictionary words can be made from the letters in YES, ranging from 2 letters up to 3 letters. Every one of them is listed on this page.

Is YES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. YES appears in TWL dictionary and is worth 6 points in Scrabble before any board multipliers.

What is an anagram of YES?

YES has 2 direct anagrams: SEY, SYE. A direct anagram uses every letter of YES exactly once.

What letters hook onto YES?

Adding K, T to the end of YES makes a longer valid word. Adding A, B, D, E, H, K, L, N, O, P, R, S, T, W to the front makes a longer valid word.

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