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/jə/
interjectionnoun

Is YA a Scrabble word?

Yes. YA is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning Yeah; yes.

Interjection 3 meanings

  1. Yeah; yes.

  2. Go. (Spoken to horses and cattle.)

  3. Yes, yeah (used to express affirmation)

Noun 1 meaning

  1. A letter of the Cyrillic alphabet: Я, я.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: ya via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Reduced form of you. Compare Dutch je, reduced/unstressed form of jij (“you”).

YA at a glance

YA has 2 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (Y 4 + A 1) and 4 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,135 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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