10 Letter Words Starting with Y
There are 22 10-letter English words that start with Y, ranging alphabetically from YARDMASTER to YTTERBIUMS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: YOUTHQUAKE (29), YOKEFELLOW (23), YOUTHFULLY (22). Average word length in this list is 10 letters.
Word list
Y
- YARDMASTER16 pts
- YARDSTICKS20 pts
- YEARNINGLY17 pts
- YEASTINESS13 pts
- YELLOWFINS19 pts
- YELLOWLEGS17 pts
- YELLOWTAIL16 pts
- YELLOWWARE19 pts
- YELLOWWOOD20 pts
- YEOMANRIES15 pts
- YESTERDAYS17 pts
- YESTERYEAR16 pts
- YOHIMBINES20 pts
- YOKEFELLOW23 pts
- YOUNGBERRY19 pts
- YOUNGLINGS15 pts
- YOUNGSTERS14 pts
- YOURSELVES16 pts
- YOUTHENING17 pts
- YOUTHFULLY22 pts
- YOUTHQUAKE29 pts
- YTTERBIUMS17 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | youthquake | 29 | 29 |
| 2 | yokefellow | 23 | 24 |
| 3 | youthfully | 22 | 23 |
| 4 | yellowwood | 20 | 21 |
| 5 | yohimbines | 20 | 21 |
| 6 | yardsticks | 20 | 20 |
| 7 | yellowfins | 19 | 21 |
| 8 | youngberry | 19 | 21 |
| 9 | yellowware | 19 | 20 |
| 10 | yellowlegs | 17 | 20 |
Strategy for this list
Y is worth 4 in Scrabble and starts ~1,500 words. Y is unusual because it acts as both consonant and vowel and appears at the end of adjectives (-Y suffix). Y-openers include YAZZ (not legal), YAWN, YAWL. In Wordle, Y is more common as a position-5 letter than as position-1.
FAQs
How many 10-letter words start with Y?
22 valid 10-letter English words begin with Y in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).