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.
Word list
Y
- yabber13
- yachts14
- yacked16
- yaffed16
- yagers10
- yahoos12
- yairds10
- yakked18
- yakker17
- yamens11
- yammer13
- yamuns11
- yanked14
- yanqui18
- yantra9
- yapock17
- yapoks15
- yapons11
- yapped14
- yapper13
- yarded11
- yarely12
- yarest9
- yarned10
- yarner9
- yarrow12
- yasmak15
- yatter9
- yauped12
- yauper11
- yaupon11
- yautia9
- yawing13
- yawled13
- yawned13
- yawner12
- yawped15
- yawper14
- yclept13
- yeaned10
- yearly12
- yearns9
- yeasts9
- yeasty12
- yecchs16
- yeelin9
- yelled10
- yeller9
- yellow12
- yelped12
- yelper11
- yenned10
- yentas9
- yentes9
- yeoman11
- yeomen11
- yerbas11
- yerked14
- yessed10
- yesses9
- yester9
- yeuked14
- yields10
- yipped14
- yippee13
- yippie13
- yirred10
- yirths12
- yobbos13
- yocked16
- yodels10
- yodled11
- yodler10
- yodles10
- yogees10
- yogini10
- yogins10
- yogurt10
- yoicks15
- yokels13
- yoking14
- yolked14
- yonder10
- yonker13
- youngs10
- youpon11
- youths12
- yowies12
- yowing13
- yowled13
- yowler12
- yttria9
- yttric11
- yuccas13
- yucked16
- yukked18
- yulans9
- yupons11
- yuppie13
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 yakked at 18 points (letters only, before board bonuses).
FAQs
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.