What does YESTERDAY mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ/
Letters
9
Scrabble score
16
Words With Friends score
14
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. the day immediately before today“it was in yesterday's newspapers”
  2. the recent past“yesterday's solutions are not good enough”

adverb

  1. on the day preceding today“yesterday the weather was beautiful”
  2. in the recent past; only a short time ago“I was not born yesterday!”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

yesterdays17

Anagrams of YESTERDAY

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside YESTERDAY

276 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

ready9 trade6 years8 date5 days8 east4 easy7 eyes7 rate4 read5 rest4 star4 stay7 year7 are3 art3 day7 eat3 red4 say6 sea3 see3 set3 try6 yes6 yet6 as2 at2 de3re2

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Questions

Is YESTERDAY a valid word in word games?

YESTERDAY is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is YESTERDAY worth?

YESTERDAY is worth 16 points with Scrabble letter values and 14 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from YESTERDAY?

276 other words, including AS, ARE, AT and SEE.