yes: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 6 letter points · starts with Y · ends with S
Meaning of yes
particle
Used to show agreement or acceptance.
Example: Yes, you are correct.
Used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement.
Example: It was not my fault we lost the race. Oh, yes, it was!
- humorous
Answer to a question presuming one answer when all answers are correct.
Example: Do you like cake, or pie? Yes.
Source: Wiktionary — yes.
intj
An exclamation of pleasure or approval, usually transcribed with an exclamation point.
Example: Our second goal of the match! Yes!
Response that confirms that the user is paying attention.
- interrogative
Used to ask for more information with a request.
Example: I need some help. Yes?
Source: Wiktionary — yes.
noun
An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
Example: Was that a yes?
A vote of support or in favor of something.
Example: The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".
Listed forms: yeses, yesses.
Source: Wiktionary — yes.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is yes in our word lists?
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Letter-value score of yes
Y(4) + E(1) + S(1) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of yes
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from yes
2 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in yes. Showing up to 24, longest first.