yesterday: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 16 letter points · starts with Y · ends with Y
Meaning of yesterday
noun
The day immediately before today; one day ago.
Example: Today is the child of yesterday and the parent of tomorrow.
- figuratively
The past, often in terms of being outdated.
Example: yesterday's technology
Listed forms: yesterdays.
Source: Wiktionary — yesterday.
adv
- not-comparable
On the day before today.
Example: I started to watch the video yesterday, but could only finish it this evening.
- informal, not-comparable
As soon as possible.
Example: I want this done yesterday!
Source: Wiktionary — yesterday.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is yesterday in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of yesterday
Y(4) + E(1) + S(1) + T(1) + E(1) + R(1) + D(2) + A(1) + Y(4) = 16 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 yesterday
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 yesterday
242 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in yesterday. Showing up to 24, longest first.