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What does yelp mean? Is yelp a Scrabble word?

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Is yelp a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word yelp is a Scrabble US word. The word yelp is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

Y4E1L1P3

Is yelp a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word yelp is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

Y4E1L1P3

Is yelp a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word yelp is a Words With Friends word. The word yelp is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

Y3E1L2P4

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4-letter words (1 found)

YELP,

3-letter words (7 found)

LEP,LEY,LYE,PEL,PLY,PYE,YEP,

2-letter words (3 found)

EL,PE,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 12 words from yelp according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of yelp

yelp eylp ylep lyep elyp leyp yepl eypl ypel pyel epyl peyl ylpe lype yple pyle lpye plye elpy lepy eply pely lpey pley

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

Definitions and meaning of yelp

yelp

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɛlp/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlp

Etymology 1

From Middle English ȝelp, yelp, from Old English ġielp (“boasting, arrogance, pride”), from Proto-West Germanic *gelp, from Proto-Germanic *gelpą (“boasting”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shout”).

Noun

yelp (plural yelps)

  1. An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.
    The puppy let out a yelp when I stepped on her tail.
  2. A type of emergency vehicle siren sounding quicker and more intense than the wail.
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Etymology 2

From Middle English ȝelpen, yelpen, from Old English ġielpan (“to boast”), from Proto-West Germanic *gelpan, from Proto-Germanic *gelpaną (“to sound off, boast”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel‑ (“to call, shout, scream”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian jalpe, galpe (“to bleep; cheep”), German Low German galpen (“to scream, shriek, howl”), Middle High German gelpfen, gelpfen (“to roar, howl, bark, boast, sing loudly”).

Verb

yelp (third-person singular simple present yelps, present participle yelping, simple past and past participle yelped)

  1. To utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise.
    The children yelped with delight as they played in the cold water.
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Anagrams

  • Pyle

Middle English

Noun

yelp

  1. Alternative form of ȝelp

Source: wiktionary.org