8 Letter Words Starting with Y
There are 76 8-letter English words that start with Y, ranging alphabetically from YABBERED to YUMMIEST. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: YOKOZUNA (24), YAHRZEIT (23), YASHMAKS (20). The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.
Word list
Y
- YABBERED16 pts
- YACHTERS16 pts
- YACHTING17 pts
- YACHTMAN18 pts
- YACHTMEN18 pts
- YAHOOISM16 pts
- YAHRZEIT23 pts
- YAKITORI15 pts
- YAMALKAS17 pts
- YAMMERED16 pts
- YAMMERER15 pts
- YAMULKAS17 pts
- YARDAGES13 pts
- YARDARMS14 pts
- YARDBIRD15 pts
- YARDLAND13 pts
- YARDWAND16 pts
- YARDWORK19 pts
- YARMELKE17 pts
- YARMULKE17 pts
- YASHMACS18 pts
- YASHMAKS20 pts
- YATAGANS12 pts
- YATAGHAN15 pts
- YATTERED12 pts
- YAWMETER16 pts
- YAWPINGS17 pts
- YEALINGS12 pts
- YEANLING12 pts
- YEARBOOK17 pts
- YEARENDS12 pts
- YEARLIES11 pts
- YEARLING12 pts
- YEARLONG12 pts
- YEARNERS11 pts
- YEARNING12 pts
- YEASAYER14 pts
- YEASTIER11 pts
- YEASTILY14 pts
- YEASTING12 pts
- YELLOWED15 pts
- YELLOWER14 pts
- YELLOWLY17 pts
- YEOMANLY16 pts
- YEOMANRY16 pts
- YESHIVAH20 pts
- YESHIVAS17 pts
- YESHIVOT17 pts
- YESTREEN11 pts
- YIELDERS12 pts
- YIELDING13 pts
- YODELERS12 pts
- YODELING13 pts
- YODELLED13 pts
- YODELLER12 pts
- YOGHOURT15 pts
- YOGHURTS15 pts
- YOKELESS15 pts
- YOKELISH18 pts
- YOKEMATE17 pts
- YOKOZUNA24 pts
- YOLKIEST15 pts
- YOUNGERS12 pts
- YOUNGEST12 pts
- YOUNGISH15 pts
- YOUNKERS15 pts
- YOURSELF14 pts
- YOUTHENS14 pts
- YOUTHFUL17 pts
- YPERITES13 pts
- YTTERBIA13 pts
- YTTERBIC15 pts
- YTTRIUMS13 pts
- YUCKIEST17 pts
- YULETIDE12 pts
- YUMMIEST15 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 | yokozuna | 24 | 25 |
| 2 | yahrzeit | 23 | 21 |
| 3 | yashmaks | 20 | 19 |
| 4 | yeshivah | 20 | 18 |
| 5 | yardwork | 19 | 18 |
| 6 | yachtman | 18 | 19 |
| 7 | yachtmen | 18 | 19 |
| 8 | yashmacs | 18 | 18 |
| 9 | yokelish | 18 | 17 |
| 10 | yamulkas | 17 | 19 |
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 8-letter words start with Y?
76 valid 8-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).