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What does yell mean? Is yell a Scrabble word?

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Is yell a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word yell is a Scrabble US word. The word yell is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

Y4E1L1L1

Is yell a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word yell is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

Y4E1L1L1

Is yell a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word yell is a Words With Friends word. The word yell is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

Y3E1L2L2

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4-letter words (1 found)

YELL,

3-letter words (3 found)

ELL,LEY,LYE,

2-letter words (2 found)

EL,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 7 words from yell according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of yell

yell eyll ylel lyel elyl leyl yell eyll ylel lyel elyl leyl ylle lyle ylle lyle llye llye elly lely elly lely lley lley

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word yell. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in yell.

Definitions and meaning of yell

yell

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɛl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Etymology 1

From Middle English ȝellen, yellen, from Old English ġiellan, from Proto-Germanic *gellaną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gälje (“to yell”), Dutch gillen (“to yell”), German Low German gellen (“to yell”), German gellen (“to yell”).

Verb

yell (third-person singular simple present yells, present participle yelling, simple past and past participle yelled)

  1. (intransitive) To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.
  2. (transitive) To convey by shouting.
  3. (informal, followed by at) To tell someone off in a loud and angry manner.
Usage notes

To yell at someone is as in a hostile manner, while to yell to someone means to speak loudly so as to be heard.

Synonyms
  • (shout): call, cry, holler, shout
  • See also Thesaurus:shout
Derived terms
Related terms
  • gale
  • yelp
Translations

Noun

yell (plural yells)

  1. A shout.
  2. A phrase to be shouted.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Scots yeld (“ceasing to give milk”).

Adjective

yell (not comparable)

  1. (Ulster) dry (of cow)

Anagrams

  • Lyle

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English yell.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛl/
  • Hyphenation: yell
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Noun

yell m (plural yells)

  1. yell, a slogan to be shouted, especially in sports or games (e.g. by players, cheerleaders or the audience)

Related terms

  • gil
  • gillen
  • yellen

Middle English

Noun

yell

  1. Alternative form of yel

Source: wiktionary.org