yew

NOUN /ju/

3 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH Y

yew is a valid 3-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

Y4E1W4

4 + 1 + 4 =9 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27

MEANING

What does yew mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES

1

Any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves.

BROADER

CONIFEROUS TREE CONIFER

NARROWER

CALIFORNIA YEW ENGLISH YEW AUSTROTAXUS SPICATA CALIFORNIA NUTMEG TAXUS FLORIDANA TORREY TREE TORREYA CALIFORNICA TORREYA TAXIFOLIA

2

Wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows.

BROADER

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of yew

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