Yentas

6 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of yenta: in Yiddish usage, a vulgar or shrewish woman who meddles and gossips excessively.

“The neighbours were a pair of yentas who knew everyone's business.”

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Synonyms

gossipsbusybodiesshrews

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Wordle

Y opener with five common letters, no repeated letters makes YENTAS a decent Wordle opening guess.

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Scrabble

Y (4pts) is the top scorer, YENTAS is a valid Scrabble word using common low-value tiles.

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centas

Words you can make from Yentas

Shorter words formed from the letters in “yentas”.

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7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “yentas”.

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