Yiddish/Hebrew Words Acceptable in SCRABBLE®
Compiled 2003 (Sam Orbaum), updated March 2006/January 2009 (Tim Bottorff) and March 2016 (David Spolter)
A
- ABBA /S
- AGORA/ AGOROT/H /S
AIN ALEF/ ALEPH /S ALIYA/H /S
ALLELUIA /S ALMEMAR/S AMEN /S
AGGADA/AGGADAH /S AGGADIC
- AGGADOT
- AYIN /S
- AGGADOTH
- ALIYOS/ALIYOT/OTH
B
BAAL/ S /IM BABEL /S
BIALI/ BIALY /S BIALIES BLIN/I BIMA/S, BIMAH/S BLINTZ/E/ES BORSCHT/ BORSHT /S BOYCHICK/ BOYCHIK /S BRIS /ES
BUBALE /S BUBBE /S BUBBIE/S BUBBY BUBKIS/ BUBKE BUPKIS/ BUPKES BUND/ BUNDIST /S BUPKES BUPKUS
BAGEL /S BEHEMOTH /S BEMA/ BIMA/H /S BEMATA BES /BESES BETH/BES BETHEL /S
BRISS /ES BRITH/S
C
CABALA/ CABBALA/H /S CABALISM/ CABALIST/S CANTOR /S
CHALAH/ CHALEH /S CHALLA/ H /S CHALLOT/H/CHALOT/H CHALUTZ/HALUTZ CHATCHKA/CHATCHKE CHAZAN /S /IM
CHEDER /S CHERUB/S/IM/IC CHETH /S CHOLENT /S CHUPPA/H /S CHUTZPA/H /S COCKAMAMY/ COCKAMAMIE
CAPH /S CHACHKA /S CHADAR/ S /IM
- CHADRI
- CHAZZAN /S /IM
- CHAZZEN /S /IM
- CHADOR /S
D-E-F
DALEDH/ DALETH /S DAVEN/ DOVEN /S
/ED /ING
DREIDEL/ DREIDL /S DUNAM /S ECHT EPHA/H EPHOD /S ERUV/ S/ IM FALAFEL/ S
FARFAL/ FARFEL /S FE /S FEH /S FELAFEL/S FLANKEN FLEISHIG FREMD
DIBBUK/ IM /S DYBBUK/ IM /S DRECK/Y/ DREK /S
G
GALILEE /S GANEF/ GANEV /S GANOF/S
GELT /S GEMATRIA/S GENTILE /S
GERAH /S GIMEL /S GITTIN
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- GOLEM /S
- GOY/I M
GONEF/ GONOF /S GONOPH GONIF/F /S
GOYISH/ GOYISHE
H
HABDALAH/ HAVDALAH /S HADARIM
HALACHA/ HALAKAH/ HALAKHA /S HALACHIC/HALAKHAH/ HALAKHIC HALACHOT/H/HALAKH OT/HALAKOTH HALAKIC/HALAKIST HALAL/S HALAVAH /S HALLAH/ /S /HALLOT/H HALLAL/HALLEL /S HALUTZ/IM HALVA/H /S HAPHTAROT/H
HEBE /S HEBRAIZE /S HEDER/ /S /HADARIM HEH /S HEIMISH HET/H /S HIN /S HONDLE/S/ING/ED HORA/H /S HOSANNA/H /S HUMMUS /S HUPPAH /S HUTZPA/H /S
HAFTARA/H/ /S HAFTORAH /S HAPHTARA /S HAFTAROT/H HAFTOROT/H/ HAPHTOROT HAFTOROS HAGGADA/H /HAGADIC HAGGADIC HAGADIC HAIMISH
HAZAN/IM/HAZZAN /S
I-J
INTIFADA /S JEHU /S
JEREMIAD /S JEROBOAM /S
JEW /S JEZEBEL /S
K
- KAB /S
- KHET/H /S
- KNEIDEL/S
KABALA/ KABBALA/H KABALISM /S KABALIST /S KADDISH/ES /IM KAF /S KAPH /S KAPUT/T
KIBBITZ/ER /S KIBBUTZ/ IM KIBITZ /ES KIBOSH/ KYBOSH /ES KIDDUSH /ES KIKE /S
KNESSET /S KNISH /ES KOPH /S KOR /S KOSHER/S /ED/ING KASHER/ED/ING KREPLACH /S KREPLECH /S KUCHEN /S KUGEL /S KVELL/S KVELLED KVELLING KVETCHER /S KVETCH/Y
KIPPA/S
- KIPPAH/S
- KASHA /S
KASHER/ S /ED /ING KASHRUT/H /S KEESTER/ KEISTER/ KEYSTER/KIESTER /S KHAF/ KHAPH /S KHAZEN /S
KISHKA/ KISHKE /S KITTEL /S KLEZMER/S KLEZMORIM KLUTZ/Y KNAIDEL/S
L
- LANDSMAN/MEN/LEIT
- LAMED/S H
- LATKE /S
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LAVER/ S LECHAYIM /LEHAYIM /S LEVIRATE
LEVIATHAN/S LIEDER LIRA/LIROT/H /S
LOX /ES
M
MAFTIR /S MAHZOR/ IM MACHZOR /IM MAMALIGA /S MAMZER /S MANNA/S
MECHITZA /S/ OT MEGILLA/H MELAMED/MELAMDIM MEM /S MENORAH /S MENSCH/EN/MENSH MESHUGA/H / MESHUGGA/H / MESHUGGE MESSIAH /S MEZUZA/H /S MEZUZOT/H MIDRASH MIDRASH/IC/IM MIDRASHOTH
MIKVA/ H /S MIKVEH/S MIKVOTH MILCHIG MINYAN/ /S /IM MISHMASH/ ES MISHMOSH /ES MITSVAH/ MITZVAH /S MITZVOTH/MITSVOTH MOHEL/S /IM
MARRANO /S
MASHGIAH/ MASHGIACH
MASHGIHIM/MASHGICHIM
MATSAH/ MATZA/H /S MATZO/H MATZOT/H /S MAVEN/ MAVIN/ MAYVIN /S MAZELTOV MAZUMA /S
MOHALIM MOMSER/ MOMZER /S MOSHAV/IM
N-O
NACHAS/ NACHES NEATNIK/S NEBBISH/Y
NONKOSHER NOODGE /S /ED /ING NOSH/ ES /NOSHER
NOSHED/ NOSHING NUDNICK/ NUDNIK /S NUDZH/ED /ES /ING
OI OMA/S
OMER /S OPA/S
OY
P
PARASHAH/S PARASHOT/H
PARASHIOTH PARVE/ PAREVE PASCHAL /S PASSOVER /S PATZER /S
PAYESS PE/H /S
PISH/ ER /S PLOTZ/ED /ES /ING POGROM /S PRUTA/H PRUTOT/H
PEACENIK /S PHARAOH /S PHARISEE /S PHILISTIA /S PHYLACTERY/IES
PUTZ /ES /ED /ING
Q-R
QABALA/H /S QOPH /S
RABBINATE/S RABBINISM/S RABBONI /S REBBE /S
REBBETZIN/S REHOBOAM /S
- RESH /ES
- RABBI /S /RABBIES
RABBIN /S /IC /S
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- RESPONSA/UM
- RUGALACH/RUGELACH
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SA-SCH
- SABBATH /S
- SCHLOCK/ /S
- SCHMOE /S
SABRA /S SADE/ SADHE /S SADI /S
SCHLOCKY SCHLONG /S SCHLUB /S
SCHMOOSE /S SCHMOOZE /S SCHNOOK /S
SAMOVAR/ S SAMECH/ SAMEK/H /S SCHAV /S SCHICKER/ S/ ED SCHLEP/P /S SCHLEPPER /S SCHLEPPY/IER/IEST
SCHMOOZER/SCHMOOZY
SCHMUCK /S/ ED/ ING SCHMUCKY /IER /IEST SCHMUTZ/ ES SCHNAPPS
- SCHLUMPY
- SCHNORKEL /S
SCHNORRER /S
SCHMOOZER/SCHMOOZY
SCHULN SCHTUP /S SCHTUPPED /ING
SCHMALTZ /Y /ES SCHMALZ/ Y /ES SCHMATTE/ S SCHMEAR/ SHMEAR /S SCHMEER/ ED/ ING /S SCHMO /S SCHNOZ/ SCHNOZES SCHNOZZ/SCHNOZZLE SCHTICK/ SCHTIK SCHTUM
SCHVARTZE /S SCHWARTZE /S SCHVITZ /ED /ES /ING
SCHUL/S
SCHNECKE/N
SE - SHLO
- SEDARIM
- SHAMMES
- SHITTAH
SEDER SELAH SEMISTIST
SHAMMOS/SHAMOSIM SHEENEY/ SHEENIE SHEGETZ
SHITTIM SHIVA/H / SHIBAH SHIUR /IM
- SERAPH /IC
- SHEITEL/ S
SHEKALIM
SHIVITI /S SHKOTZIM SHLEMIEHL/ SHLEMIEL SHLEP/P SHLEPPER SHLOCK/ SHLOCKY SHLONG/S
SERAPH /S /IN /IM SHABBATOT SHADCHAN /S /IM SHADKHAN /S /IM SHALOM /S SHAMES /SHAMOS SHAMMAS /IM SHAMMASH /IM
SHEKEL/ SHEKELIM SEMITIST/S SHEQEL/S/SHEQALIM SHICKER /S /ED SHICKSA SHIKKER / S/ ED SHIKSA/ SHIKSE
SHLU-SYN
SHLUB /S SHLUMP /Y /ED SHMALTZ /Y SHMATTE /S SHMO /S
- SHNAPPS
- SHOPHROT
SHTETEL/S SHTETL /SHTETLACH SHTICK /S /SHTICKY SHTIK /S
SHNOOK SCHNOOK /S SHNORRER /S SHOFAR /OTH SHOFROTH
SHMOE /S SHMUCK /S SHMUCKY /IER /IEST
SHOLOM /S SHOCHET /IM SHOPHAR /S
SHTUM/ SHTUMMEST SHTUP /S SHTUPPED /ING
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SHUL /SHULN /SHULS SHVITZ /ES /ED /ING SHVARTZE /S SIDDUR /S /IM SIMCHA/ S
SPIEL /S /ER /ED /ING SPRITZ /ES /ER /ERS SPRITZ /ED /ING SPRITZY /IER /IEST STACTE /E
SUCCAH /S /SUCCOTH SUKKAH /OT /OTH SYNAGOG /AL /S SYNAGOGUE /S
T
- TAHINI /S
- TEL /S
- TSORES / TSORIS
TSORRISS TSOURIS TSURIS/ ES TUMMLER /S TUCHIS
TAIGLACH/TEIGLACH TALEYSIM TALLAISIM TALLIS/ ES/ IM TALLIT/ S TALLITH/ TALLITHS/ES TALLITHIM
TERAPH/IM TEREFAH TET/H /S TORA/H /S TOROT /TH
- TRAYF
- TUCHUS
TALLITIM TALLITOTH TALMUDIC TALMUDISM /S TAV /S
TREF/A/AH TREYF/A
TUSHIE/TUSHY TZADDIK/ IM TZEDAKAH/ S TZIMMES TZITZIS/ TZITZIT/H TZURIS/ ES
TSADDIK /IM TSADE/TSADI /S TSATSKE/S TSIMMES TSOORIS
TCHOTCHKE /S TEFILLIN
U-V-W
- ULPAN/IM
- UNKOSHER (see
NONKOSHER)
VAU /VAV /VAW /WAW /S
Y
YAHRZEIT /S YAMALKA/ YAMULKA / YARMELKE /S YARMULKA /S
YARMULKE /S YENTA/ YENTE /S YESHIVA/H /S YESHIVOT/H
YID /S YOD/H /S YOM/IM YUTZ/ YUTZES
Z
ZADDICK/ ZADDIK/IM ZAFTIG /ZOFTIG ZAIDA /S
ZAYIN /S ZEDA /S ZIGGURAT ZIKKURAT/ ZIKURAT /S ZILCH /ES
ZIZIT/H ZUZ ZUZ/IM
ZAIDEH /S ZAIDY/ IES
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