Yews
4 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of yew, referring to slow-growing evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Taxus, or the dense fine-grained timber they produce.
“The churchyard was lined with ancient yews whose dark branches spread over the graves.”
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Wordle
Y-E-W-S, the W in the third position is unusual, the EW digraph trips up many solvers
Scrabble
Worth 10 points, W scores 4, YEW takes an S hook cleanly and is a familiar word worth knowing
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