9 Letter Words Starting with Y
There are 47 9-letter English words that start with Y, ranging alphabetically from YABBERING to YULETIDES. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: YOKOZUNAS (25), YAHRZEITS (24), YESHIVAHS (21). The longest entry here is YABBERING at 9 letters.
Word list
Y
- YABBERING17 pts
- YACHTINGS18 pts
- YACHTSMAN19 pts
- YACHTSMEN19 pts
- YAHOOISMS17 pts
- YAHRZEITS24 pts
- YAKITORIS16 pts
- YAMMERERS16 pts
- YAMMERING17 pts
- YARDBIRDS16 pts
- YARDLANDS14 pts
- YARDSTICK19 pts
- YARDWANDS17 pts
- YARDWORKS20 pts
- YARMELKES18 pts
- YARMULKES18 pts
- YATAGHANS16 pts
- YATTERING13 pts
- YAWMETERS17 pts
- YAWNINGLY19 pts
- YEANLINGS13 pts
- YEARBOOKS18 pts
- YEARLINGS13 pts
- YEARNINGS13 pts
- YEASAYERS15 pts
- YEASTIEST12 pts
- YELLOWEST15 pts
- YELLOWFIN18 pts
- YELLOWING16 pts
- YELLOWISH18 pts
- YESHIVAHS21 pts
- YESHIVOTH21 pts
- YESTERDAY16 pts
- YESTREENS12 pts
- YODELLERS13 pts
- YODELLING14 pts
- YOGHOURTS16 pts
- YOHIMBINE19 pts
- YOKEMATES18 pts
- YOKOZUNAS25 pts
- YOUNGLING14 pts
- YOUNGNESS13 pts
- YOUNGSTER13 pts
- YOUTHENED16 pts
- YTTERBIAS14 pts
- YTTERBIUM16 pts
- YULETIDES13 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 | yokozunas | 25 | 26 |
| 2 | yahrzeits | 24 | 22 |
| 3 | yeshivahs | 21 | 19 |
| 4 | yeshivoth | 21 | 19 |
| 5 | yardworks | 20 | 19 |
| 6 | yawningly | 19 | 21 |
| 7 | yachtsman | 19 | 20 |
| 8 | yachtsmen | 19 | 20 |
| 9 | yohimbine | 19 | 20 |
| 10 | yardstick | 19 | 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 9-letter words start with Y?
47 valid 9-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).