Is YOU a Scrabble word?
Yes. YOU is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends.
Meaning The people spoken, or written to, as an object.
Pronoun 4 meanings
The people spoken, or written to, as an object.
“Both of you should get ready now.”
(To) yourselves, (to) yourself.
The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.)
The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing ye.)
“You are all supposed to do as I tell you.”
Determiner 2 meanings
The individual or group spoken or written to.
“Have you gentlemen come to see the lady who fell backwards off a bus?”
Used before epithets, describing the person being addressed, for emphasis.
Verb 1 meaning
To address (a person) using the pronoun you (in the past, especially to use you rather than thou, when you was considered more formal).
Noun 1 meaning
The name of the Latin script letter U/u.
Etymology
From Middle English you, yow, ȝow (object case of ye), from Old English ēow (“you”, dative case of ġē), from Proto-West Germanic *iwwi (“you”, dative case of *jiʀ), from Proto-Germanic *iwwiz (“you”, dative case of *jīz), the Western form of Proto-Germanic *izwiz (“you”, dative case of *jūz), from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs (“you”, plural).
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YOU at a glance
YOU has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (Y 4 + O 1 + U 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #11 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -YOU
More endings- THANKYOU18
- BAYOU10
- ALLYOU9
- POYOU10
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