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6 Letter Words Starting with Y

There are 99 6-letter English words that start with Y, from YABBER to YUPPIE. The highest scorer in Scrabble® is YAKKED at 18 points.

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Highest-scoring word in this list

The single highest-scoring word here in Scrabble® is yakked at 18 points (letters only, before board bonuses).

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How many 6-letter words start with Y?

99 valid 6-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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