Yet
/jɛt/
adverb
- (usually with negative) Thus far; up to the present; up to some specified time; still
"He has never yet been late for an appointment; I’m not yet wise enough to answer that; Have you finished yet?"
- Continuously up to the current time; still.
"The workers went to the factory early and are striking yet."
- At some future time; eventually; still.
"The riddle will be solved yet."
- (after certain copulative verbs, followed by an infinitive) Not as of the time referenced.
"He seemed yet to be convinced. — He seemed not yet to have been convinced."
- In addition.
"There are two hours yet to go until our destination."
conjunction
- Nevertheless; however; but; despite that.
"I thought I knew you, yet how wrong I was."
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Yet"
Yet is a 3-letter word that scores 6 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "yet" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Yet" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "yet" is a low-scoring word.