Possible Words From yikes
By length, the words from YIKES split into 2 with 5 letters, 9 with 4, 11 with 3 and 6 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with yikes
2 words · top score 12
YIKES and 1 anagram, SKIEY, make up the 5-letter words made with YIKES letters; each scores 12 points.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with yikes
9 words · top score 11 · everyday: KEYS
6 of 9 4-letter words in YIKES tie at 11 points; none scores more. KEYS will look familiar.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with yikes
11 words · top score 10 · everyday: YES, KEY, SKI
KEY, KYE and SKY share the top score of 10 among the 3-letter words from YIKES. YES and SKI are the ones most people know.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with yikes
6 words · top score 9 · everyday: IS
The best of the 2-letter words you get when you unscramble YIKES is KY, 9 points; KI on 6 and YE on 5 follow. IS is an everyday pick.
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Neighbor Words of YIKES
Trade one tile of YIKES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
- Y P gives SPIKE · words from spike
- E L gives SILKY · words from silky
- Y L gives LIKES · unscramble likes
- Y R gives SKIER · unscramble skier
- E V gives SKIVY · words from skivy
- S R gives KYRIE · unscramble kyrie
More 5-letter words: starting with YI · ending in ES · all 5-letter words
Add two letters to YIKES:
- YIKES + H + W · unscramble whiskey
What the Best YIKES Words Mean
YIKES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- YIKES 12 · 11
- used to express fear or pain
- SKIEY 12 · 11
- resembling the sky
- KEYS 11 · 10
- to provide with something used to unlock or decrypt
- KYES 11 · 10
- a private Korean-American banking club
- SYKE 11 · 10
- a small stream
- KYE 10 · 9
- a private Korean-American banking club
- SKY 10 · 9
- to hit or throw toward the upper atmosphere
- SIKE 8 · 8
- a small stream
YIKES in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?
Yes. YIKES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| YIKES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 28) | 18 | 28 | 17 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
10 of the 28 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ESKY, YESK, YIKE, KY, EIKS, SEIK, EIK, SIK, SEY and SYE. 1 of the 28 answers is missing from Words With Friends*: KIS.
Unscramble YIKES to get 28 words. YIKES itself is a real word: 12 points on a Scrabble board, 11 in Words With Friends. YIKES has 1 anagram here, SKIEY, scoring 12 like YIKES itself. 5 letters: 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
One Extra Tile and YIKES Grows
These 6 words take every letter of YIKES plus a single extra one.