34 words come out when you unscramble YLKES, starting with YLKES itself: 12 in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends. It has 2 anagrams, each with the same 12 points: KYLES and YELKS. The 5 letters split into 1 vowel and 4 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from YLKES split into 3 with 5 letters, 14 with 4, 13 with 3 and 4 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
These 6 words have the length of YLKES, with one letter different:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by YELKS (12 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: YLKES is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| YLKES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 34) | 24 | 34 | 24 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.
10 of the 34 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: KYLES, YLKES, ESKY, KYLE, YESK, YLKE, KY, SLEY, SEY and SYE.
These 8 words take every letter of YLKES plus a single extra one.