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Words That Start With Y

There are 547 English words that start with the letter Y, from YA to YWIS. The highest-scoring word beginning with Y in Scrabble® is YOUTHQUAKES at 30 points, and the longest is YOUTHFULNESSES (14 letters). Use the list for Scrabble, Words With Friends, Wordscapes and crossword help. The longest entry here is YOUTHFULNESSES at 14 letters.

By length — 547 words starting with Y

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Word list

Y

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.

#WordScrabbleWWF
1youthquakes3030
2youthquake2929
3yellowhammers2628
4yellowhammer2527
5yokozunas2526
6yokefellows2425
7yokozuna2425
8yahrzeits2422
9youthfulnesses2325
10yokefellow2324

What these words mean

youthquakes
Valid 11-letter English word — definition not on file.
youthquake
Valid 10-letter English word — definition not on file.
yellowhammers
Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
yellowhammer
Valid 12-letter English word — definition not on file.
yokozunas
Valid 9-letter English word — definition not on file.
yokefellows
Valid 11-letter English word — definition not on file.
yokozuna
Valid 8-letter English word — definition not on file.
yahrzeits
Valid 9-letter English word — definition not on file.
youthfulnesses
Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
yokefellow
Valid 10-letter English word — definition not on file.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API, cached for repeat visits.

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 words start with Y?

547 valid English words begin with Y.

Best Scrabble word starting with Y?

YOUTHQUAKES at 30 pts.

Longest word starting with Y?

YOUTHFULNESSES (14 letters).

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