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Is yous a Scrabble word?

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

Y4O1U1S1

Is yous a Scrabble UK word?

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

Y4O1U1S1

Is yous a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word yous is a Words With Friends word. The word yous is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (1 found)

YOUS,

3-letter words (6 found)

OUS,OYS,SOU,SOY,YOU,YUS,

2-letter words (7 found)

OS,OU,OY,SO,US,YO,YU,

You can make 14 words from yous according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of yous

yous

English

Alternative forms

  • (pronoun) youse, youz, youze

Etymology

From you +‎ -s (plural suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /juːz/, /jəz/
  • Rhymes: -uːz

Pronoun

yous (dialectal)

  1. (in the plural) You. [from 19th c.]
  2. (in the singular, colloquial) You.

Usage notes

  • (plural): (chiefly Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, New York City, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Delaware, Boston, New England, Northeastern United States, Chicago, Cincinnati, Liverpool, Cape Breton, Ireland, Scotland, Michigan, Geordie, Wearside, Teesside)
  • Yous(e) as a plural is found mainly in (Northern) England, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, northern Nova Scotia, parts of Ontario in Canada and parts of the northeastern United States (especially areas like Boston where there was historically Irish immigration) and in Mexican-American communities in the southwest. It also occurs in Scouse.
    • Both yourselves and, rarely, yousselves (or youseselves, coordinate with the spelling youse) are found as reflexive forms.
  • Yous(e) as a singular is found in Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Cincinnati, and scattered throughout working class Italian-American communities in the Rust Belt. It is found in Australian English, though is uncommon there.
    • Both yourself and, rarely, yousself (or youseself, coordinate with the spelling youse) are found as reflexive forms.

Synonyms

  • See the list of other second-person pronouns at you

Determiner

yous

  1. (dialect) The group spoken or written to.

Noun

yous

  1. plural of you

Verb

yous

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of you.

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Source: wiktionary.org