How many points is Y worth in Scrabble?
Y is worth 4 points in Scrabble. There are 2 Y tiles in a standard 100-tile English set.
Y at a glance
| Point value | 4 points |
| Tiles in a set | 2 of 100 |
| Commonness in the bag | 21st most common letter |
| On a double letter | 8 points |
| On a triple letter | 12 points |
| Share of all points in the set | 4.3% of 187 |
What Y is worth on premium squares
The tile itself is always 4 points. Premium squares change what the play is worth, not what the tile is worth. A double letter square doubles just this tile to 8; a triple letter square triples it to 12. Word multipliers are applied afterwards, to the whole word — so Y on a triple letter square inside a triple word play contributes 36 points. How premium squares stack covers the cases people get wrong.
Highest-scoring words with Y
Valid words of up to eight letters, by plain tile score before any premium squares.
Short words starting with Y
Five letters or fewer — the ones that actually come up when you are stuck with this tile.
Y in Scrabble: common questions
How many points is Y worth in Scrabble?
Y is worth 4 points in Scrabble. That value never changes — only the square it is played on can multiply it.
How many Y tiles are in a Scrabble set?
A standard English set contains 2 Y tiles out of 100 tiles in total, making it the 21st most common letter in the bag.
What does Y score on a double or triple letter square?
On a double letter square Y scores 8 points, and on a triple letter square it scores 12. Word multipliers then apply to the whole word after that, so a Y on a triple letter inside a double word play is worth 24 points on its own.
Which other letters are worth 4 points?
F, H, V, W are also worth 4 points each. See the full chart for every tile value.
Every letter
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