yellow
/jɛloʊ/
adjectivenounverb
6 letters2 syllables12 points in Scrabble®13 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS8
ADJECTIVE
1
Of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk.
2
Typical of tabloids.
“yellow press”
3
Easily frightened.
4
Affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc.
5
Changed to a yellowish color by age.
“yellowed parchment”
6
NOUNCowardly or treacherous.
“the little yellow stain of treason”
“too yellow to stand and fight”
1
VERBYellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons.
1
Turn yellow.
“The pages of the book began to yellow”
WORD FORMS
Related formyellowness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®13 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinellowyay
Starts & ends withY … W
Syllablesyel · low
SYNONYMS & RELATED21
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