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3 Letter Words Starting with Y

There are 27 3-letter English words that start with Y, from YAH to YUP. The highest scorer in Scrabble® is YAK at 10 points.

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Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.

Highest-scoring word in this list

The single highest-scoring word here in Scrabble® is yak at 10 points (letters only, before board bonuses).

FAQs

How many 3-letter words start with Y?

27 valid 3-letter English words begin with Y.

Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?

Every word here comes from a standard English dictionary. UK Scrabble (Collins/SOWPODS) accepts all of them; a handful may not be legal in the North American TWL word list.

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