What YELLS Means
YELLS is a form of YELL, which means:
- noun: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition“the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience”
- noun: a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)“a cry of rage”
- verb: utter a sudden loud cry“she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle”
- verb: utter or declare in a very loud voice“You don't have to yell, I can hear you just fine”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
YELLS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as Y4 E1 L1 L1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In YELLS
20 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (7)
3 letter words (10)
2 letter words (3)
Longer Words Containing YELLS
YELLS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.