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Words That Start With Y — Scrabble & Word Games
Y is the 19th most common letter in English at about 2.0%. Y has a unique status: it functions as a consonant (YES, YELLOW) and as a vowel (MY, CRY, MYTH). It is the only letter in English that routinely switches between consonant and vowel roles. This dual role makes Y extremely flexible.
In Scrabble, Y is worth 4 points with 2 Y tiles in the bag. Y-initial high-value words are abundant because Y often pairs with other high-value tiles: YEZDI, YIPPIE, YUZU, YACHTS.
Productive Y-patterns: the adjective suffix -Y (HAPPY, RAINY, WINDY) and the adverb suffix -LY (QUICKLY, SLOWLY) turn Y into a productive word-ending. In crosswords, Y at the end of a word is often a giveaway. Y-initial words in English are mostly Germanic (YEAR, YIELD, YOUNG) or Greek borrowings (YACHT from Dutch; YOGA, YOGI from Sanskrit).
Top 500 Highest-Scoring Words Starting With Y (500 of 1,034)
YOUTHQUAKES30
YACHTSMANSHIPS29
YOUTHQUAKE29
YACHTSMANSHIP28
YELLOWHAMMERS26
YUPPIFICATIONS26
YELLOWBACKS25
YELLOWHAMMER25
YOKOZUNAS25
YUPPIFICATION25
YACHTSWOMAN24
YACHTSWOMEN24
YAHRZEITS24
YELLOWBACK24
YELLOWISHNESSES24
YOKEFELLOWS24
YOKOZUNA24
YUPPIFYING24
YAHRZEIT23
YELLOWBARKS23
YELLOWCAKES23
YOKEFELLOW23
YOUTHFULNESSES23
YAKUZA22
YELLOWBARK22
YELLOWCAKE22
YELLOWISHNESS22
YELLOWTHROATS22
YOBBISHLY22
YOUTHFULLY22
YUPPYDOMS22
YAFFINGALES21
YELLOWHEADS21
YELLOWTHROAT21
YELLOWWEEDS21
YELLOWWOODS21
YESHIVAHS21
YESHIVOTH21
YESTEREVENINGS21
YIELDABLENESSES21
YIKKERING21
YOUTHFULNESS21
YUPPYDOM21
YAFFINGALE20
YAPPINGLY20
YARBOROUGHS20
YARDSTICKS20
YARDWORKS20
YASHMAKS20
YELLOWBIRDS20
YELLOWHEAD20
YELLOWWARES20
YELLOWWEED20
YELLOWWOOD20
YELLOWWORTS20
YESHIVAH20
YESTEREVENING20
YESTERMORNINGS20
YIKKERED20
YOCTOSECONDS20
YOHIMBINES20
YOUTHHEADS20
YOUTHHOODS20
YOWZA20
YPSILIFORM20
YUCKINESSES20
YUPPIEDOMS20
YUPPIFIED20
YUPPIFY20
YABBYING19
YACHTSMAN19
YACHTSMEN19
YAKHDANS19
YAKKING19
YANQUIS19
YAQONAS19
YARBOROUGH19
YARDSTICK19
YARDWORK19
YASHMAK19
YAWNINGLY19
YELDROCKS19
YELLOCHING19
YELLOWBIRD19
YELLOWFINS19
YELLOWWARE19
YELLOWWORT19
YESTERMORNING19
YESTERNIGHTS19
YICKERING19
YIELDABLENESS19
YIELDINGNESSES19
YOCTOSECOND19
YOHIMBINE19
YOICKSING19
YOKKING19
YOUNGBERRY19
YOUNGTHLY19
YOUTHHEAD19
YOUTHHOOD19
YRAVISHED19
YUKKIEST19
YUKKING19
YUKKY19
YUPPIEDOM19
YUPPIEISH19
YUPPIFIES19
YACHTINGS18
YACHTMAN18
YACHTMEN18
YAKHDAN18
YAKIMONOS18
YAKKED18
YAKKERS18
YAMMERINGS18
YANQUI18
YAPOCKS18
YAQONA18
YARDLIGHTS18
YARMELKES18
YARMULKAS18
YARMULKES18
YASHMACS18
YATTERINGLY18
YEARBOOKS18
YELDROCK18
YELLOCHED18
YELLOWFIN18
YELLOWISH18
YELLOWNESSES18
YESTERNIGHT18
YICKERED18
YIELDINGLY18
YIKKERS18
YOHIMBES18
YOICKING18
YOICKSED18
YOKELISH18
YOKEMATES18
YOKKED18
YOTTABYTES18
YOUNGBERRIES18
YTHUNDERED18
YUCKINESS18
YUKKED18
YUKKIER18
YUMBERRY18
YUMMINESSES18
YUTZES18
YABBERING17
YACHTING17
YACKING17
YAFFING17
YAHOOISMS17
YAKIMONO17
YAKKAS17
YAKKER17
YAMALKAS17
YAMMERING17
YAMULKAS17
YAPOCK17
YARDLIGHT17
YARDMASTERS17
YARDWANDS17
YARMELKE17
YARMULKA17
YARMULKE17
YASHMAC17
YAWMETERS17
YAWPINGS17
YCLEEPING17
YEARBOOK17
YEARNINGLY17
YELLOWLEGS17
YELLOWLY17
YELLOWTAILS17
YESHIVAS17
YESHIVOT17
YESTERDAYS17
YESTEREVENS17
YESTERYEARS17
YEXING17
YIELDINGNESS17
YIKKER17
YINGYANGS17
YOBBERY17
YOBBISH17
YOBBISMS17
YOCKING17
YOHIMBE17
YOICKED17
YOICKSES17
YOJANAS17
YOKEMATE17
YOTTABYTE17
YOUTHENING17
YOUTHFUL17
YOUTHSOME17
YSHENDING17
YTTERBIUMS17
YTTRIFEROUS17
YUCKIEST17
YUCKING17
YUCKY17
YUMBERRIES17
YUZUS17
YABBERED16
YACHTED16
YACHTERS16
YACHTIES16
YACKED16
YACKERS16
YAFFED16
YAFFLES16
YAHOOISM16
YAKITORIS16
YAKKA16
YAKOWS16
YAMALKA16
YAMMERED16
YAMMERERS16
YAMULKA16
YAPPINGS16
YARDBIRDS16
YARDMASTER16
YARDWAND16
YASMAKS16
YATAGHANS16
YAWMETER16
YAWNSOME16
YAWPING16
YCLEEPED16
YEASTLIKE16
YECCHS16
YECHIEST16
YECHY16
YELLOCHS16
YELLOWIEST16
YELLOWING16
YELLOWNESS16
YELLOWTAIL16
YELLOWY16
YEOMANLY16
YEOMANRY16
YESHIVA16
YESTERDAY16
YESTEREVEN16
YESTEREVES16
YESTERMORNS16
YESTERYEAR16
YEXED16
YICKERS16
YINGYANG16
YOBBERIES16
YOBBISM16
YOCKED16
YOGHOURTS16
YOJANA16
YOJANS16
YOKERING16
YOURSELVES16
YOUTHENED16
YOUTHLY16
YOWLEYS16
YPLIGHT16
YTTERBIUM16
YUCKED16
YUCKERS16
YUCKIER16
YUMMINESS16
YUNXES16
YUTZ16
YUZU16
YWROKE16
YABBIED15
YABBY15
YACHTER15
YACHTIE15
YACKAS15
YACKER15
YAFFLE15
YAKITORI15
YAKOW15
YAMMERER15
YAMPY15
YANKING15
YAPOKS15
YAPPIEST15
YAPPING15
YAPPY15
YARDBIRD15
YARKING15
YARPHAS15
YASMAK15
YATAGHAN15
YAWNINGS15
YAWPED15
YAWPERS15
YCLEEPES15
YCLEPED15
YEASAYERS15
YEASTINESSES15
YECCH15
YECHIER15
YELLOCH15
YELLOWED15
YELLOWEST15
YELLOWIER15
YEOMANRIES15
YERKING15
YESKING15
YESTEREVE15
YESTERMORN15
YEUKIEST15
YEUKING15
YEUKY15
YEXES15
YEZ15
YICKER15
YIDAKIS15
YIELDABLE15
YIPPING15
YIPPY15
YIRKING15
YOBBIEST15
YOBBY15
YODELLINGS15
YOGHOURT15
YOGHURTS15
YOICKS15
YOJAN15
YOKELESS15
YOKERED15
YOKINGS15
YOLKIEST15
YOLKLESS15
YOLKY15
YOMPING15
YONDERLY15
YORKING15
YOUKING15
YOUNGISH15
YOUNGLINGS15
YOUNGNESSES15
YOUNGTHS15
YOUNKERS15
YOUTHIEST15
YOUTHLESS15
YOUTHY15
YOWLEY15
YOWLINGS15
YPIGHT15
YSLAKED15
YTTERBIC15
YTTERBITES15
YUCCH15
YUCKER15
YUMMIEST15
YUMMY15
YUMPING15
YUPPY15
YABBERS14
YABBIES14
YACHTS14
YACKA14
YACKS14
YAFFS14
YAMMERS14
YAMPIES14
YANKED14
YANKEES14
YANKERS14
YANKIES14
YAPOK14
YAPPED14
YAPPERS14
YAPPIER14
YAPPIES14
YARDARMS14
YARDLANDS14
YARKED14
YARPHA14
YARRAMANS14
YATTERINGS14
YAWEY14
YAWLING14
YAWNIEST14
YAWNING14
YAWNY14
YAWPER14
YBOUNDEN14
YCLEEPE14
YEALMING14
YEASAYER14
YEASTILY14
YEGGMAN14
YEGGMEN14
YELDRINGS14
YELLOWER14
YELPINGS14
YEMMERS14
YERKED14
YERSINIOSES14
YERSINIOSIS14
YESKED14
YEUKED14
YEUKIER14
YIBBLES14
YIDAKI14
YIELDINGS14
YIKING14
YIPPED14
YIPPERS14
YIPPIES14
YIRKED14
YMPING14
YNAMBUS14
YOBBIER14
YOBBOES14
YOCKS14
YODELINGS14
YODELLING14
YOGHURT14
YOICK14
YOKING14
YOLDRINGS14
YOLKED14
YOLKIER14
YOMPED14
YONKERS14
YOPPERS14
YORKED14
YORKERS14
YORKIES14
YOUKED14
YOUNGLING14
YOUNGLY14
YOUNGSTERS14
YOUNGTH14
YOUNKER14
YOURSELF14
YOUTHENS14
YOUTHIER14
YOWLING14
YPSILOID14
YSHENDS14
YTTERBIAS14
YTTERBITE14
YTTERBOUS14
YUCKO14
YUCKS14
YUKATAS14
YUKIEST14
YUKING14
YUKY14
YUMMIER14
YUMMIES14
YUMPED14
YUMPIES14
YUNX14
YUPPIES14
YABBAS13
YABBER13
YABBIE13
YACCAS13
YACHT13
YACK13
YAFF13
YAMMER13
YANKEE13
YANKER13
YANKIE13
YAPPER13
YAPPIE13
YAPSTERS13
YARAKS13
YARDAGES13
YARDANGS13
YARDARM13
YARDINGS13
YARDLAND13
YARDMAN13
YARDMEN13
YARRAMAN13
YARRAMEN13
YARROWS13
YATTERING13
YAUPING13
YAWIEST13
YAWING13
YAWLED13
YAWNED13
YAWNERS13
YAWNIER13
YAWPS13
YAWY13
YCLEPT13
YEALMED13
YEANLINGS13
YEARDING13
YACHTSMANSHIPS29
YOUTHQUAKE29
YACHTSMANSHIP28
YELLOWHAMMERS26
YUPPIFICATIONS26
YELLOWBACKS25
YELLOWHAMMER25
YOKOZUNAS25
YUPPIFICATION25
YACHTSWOMAN24
YACHTSWOMEN24
YAHRZEITS24
YELLOWBACK24
YELLOWISHNESSES24
YOKEFELLOWS24
YOKOZUNA24
YUPPIFYING24
YAHRZEIT23
YELLOWBARKS23
YELLOWCAKES23
YOKEFELLOW23
YOUTHFULNESSES23
YAKUZA22
YELLOWBARK22
YELLOWCAKE22
YELLOWISHNESS22
YELLOWTHROATS22
YOBBISHLY22
YOUTHFULLY22
YUPPYDOMS22
YAFFINGALES21
YELLOWHEADS21
YELLOWTHROAT21
YELLOWWEEDS21
YELLOWWOODS21
YESHIVAHS21
YESHIVOTH21
YESTEREVENINGS21
YIELDABLENESSES21
YIKKERING21
YOUTHFULNESS21
YUPPYDOM21
YAFFINGALE20
YAPPINGLY20
YARBOROUGHS20
YARDSTICKS20
YARDWORKS20
YASHMAKS20
YELLOWBIRDS20
YELLOWHEAD20
YELLOWWARES20
YELLOWWEED20
YELLOWWOOD20
YELLOWWORTS20
YESHIVAH20
YESTEREVENING20
YESTERMORNINGS20
YIKKERED20
YOCTOSECONDS20
YOHIMBINES20
YOUTHHEADS20
YOUTHHOODS20
YOWZA20
YPSILIFORM20
YUCKINESSES20
YUPPIEDOMS20
YUPPIFIED20
YUPPIFY20
YABBYING19
YACHTSMAN19
YACHTSMEN19
YAKHDANS19
YAKKING19
YANQUIS19
YAQONAS19
YARBOROUGH19
YARDSTICK19
YARDWORK19
YASHMAK19
YAWNINGLY19
YELDROCKS19
YELLOCHING19
YELLOWBIRD19
YELLOWFINS19
YELLOWWARE19
YELLOWWORT19
YESTERMORNING19
YESTERNIGHTS19
YICKERING19
YIELDABLENESS19
YIELDINGNESSES19
YOCTOSECOND19
YOHIMBINE19
YOICKSING19
YOKKING19
YOUNGBERRY19
YOUNGTHLY19
YOUTHHEAD19
YOUTHHOOD19
YRAVISHED19
YUKKIEST19
YUKKING19
YUKKY19
YUPPIEDOM19
YUPPIEISH19
YUPPIFIES19
YACHTINGS18
YACHTMAN18
YACHTMEN18
YAKHDAN18
YAKIMONOS18
YAKKED18
YAKKERS18
YAMMERINGS18
YANQUI18
YAPOCKS18
YAQONA18
YARDLIGHTS18
YARMELKES18
YARMULKAS18
YARMULKES18
YASHMACS18
YATTERINGLY18
YEARBOOKS18
YELDROCK18
YELLOCHED18
YELLOWFIN18
YELLOWISH18
YELLOWNESSES18
YESTERNIGHT18
YICKERED18
YIELDINGLY18
YIKKERS18
YOHIMBES18
YOICKING18
YOICKSED18
YOKELISH18
YOKEMATES18
YOKKED18
YOTTABYTES18
YOUNGBERRIES18
YTHUNDERED18
YUCKINESS18
YUKKED18
YUKKIER18
YUMBERRY18
YUMMINESSES18
YUTZES18
YABBERING17
YACHTING17
YACKING17
YAFFING17
YAHOOISMS17
YAKIMONO17
YAKKAS17
YAKKER17
YAMALKAS17
YAMMERING17
YAMULKAS17
YAPOCK17
YARDLIGHT17
YARDMASTERS17
YARDWANDS17
YARMELKE17
YARMULKA17
YARMULKE17
YASHMAC17
YAWMETERS17
YAWPINGS17
YCLEEPING17
YEARBOOK17
YEARNINGLY17
YELLOWLEGS17
YELLOWLY17
YELLOWTAILS17
YESHIVAS17
YESHIVOT17
YESTERDAYS17
YESTEREVENS17
YESTERYEARS17
YEXING17
YIELDINGNESS17
YIKKER17
YINGYANGS17
YOBBERY17
YOBBISH17
YOBBISMS17
YOCKING17
YOHIMBE17
YOICKED17
YOICKSES17
YOJANAS17
YOKEMATE17
YOTTABYTE17
YOUTHENING17
YOUTHFUL17
YOUTHSOME17
YSHENDING17
YTTERBIUMS17
YTTRIFEROUS17
YUCKIEST17
YUCKING17
YUCKY17
YUMBERRIES17
YUZUS17
YABBERED16
YACHTED16
YACHTERS16
YACHTIES16
YACKED16
YACKERS16
YAFFED16
YAFFLES16
YAHOOISM16
YAKITORIS16
YAKKA16
YAKOWS16
YAMALKA16
YAMMERED16
YAMMERERS16
YAMULKA16
YAPPINGS16
YARDBIRDS16
YARDMASTER16
YARDWAND16
YASMAKS16
YATAGHANS16
YAWMETER16
YAWNSOME16
YAWPING16
YCLEEPED16
YEASTLIKE16
YECCHS16
YECHIEST16
YECHY16
YELLOCHS16
YELLOWIEST16
YELLOWING16
YELLOWNESS16
YELLOWTAIL16
YELLOWY16
YEOMANLY16
YEOMANRY16
YESHIVA16
YESTERDAY16
YESTEREVEN16
YESTEREVES16
YESTERMORNS16
YESTERYEAR16
YEXED16
YICKERS16
YINGYANG16
YOBBERIES16
YOBBISM16
YOCKED16
YOGHOURTS16
YOJANA16
YOJANS16
YOKERING16
YOURSELVES16
YOUTHENED16
YOUTHLY16
YOWLEYS16
YPLIGHT16
YTTERBIUM16
YUCKED16
YUCKERS16
YUCKIER16
YUMMINESS16
YUNXES16
YUTZ16
YUZU16
YWROKE16
YABBIED15
YABBY15
YACHTER15
YACHTIE15
YACKAS15
YACKER15
YAFFLE15
YAKITORI15
YAKOW15
YAMMERER15
YAMPY15
YANKING15
YAPOKS15
YAPPIEST15
YAPPING15
YAPPY15
YARDBIRD15
YARKING15
YARPHAS15
YASMAK15
YATAGHAN15
YAWNINGS15
YAWPED15
YAWPERS15
YCLEEPES15
YCLEPED15
YEASAYERS15
YEASTINESSES15
YECCH15
YECHIER15
YELLOCH15
YELLOWED15
YELLOWEST15
YELLOWIER15
YEOMANRIES15
YERKING15
YESKING15
YESTEREVE15
YESTERMORN15
YEUKIEST15
YEUKING15
YEUKY15
YEXES15
YEZ15
YICKER15
YIDAKIS15
YIELDABLE15
YIPPING15
YIPPY15
YIRKING15
YOBBIEST15
YOBBY15
YODELLINGS15
YOGHOURT15
YOGHURTS15
YOICKS15
YOJAN15
YOKELESS15
YOKERED15
YOKINGS15
YOLKIEST15
YOLKLESS15
YOLKY15
YOMPING15
YONDERLY15
YORKING15
YOUKING15
YOUNGISH15
YOUNGLINGS15
YOUNGNESSES15
YOUNGTHS15
YOUNKERS15
YOUTHIEST15
YOUTHLESS15
YOUTHY15
YOWLEY15
YOWLINGS15
YPIGHT15
YSLAKED15
YTTERBIC15
YTTERBITES15
YUCCH15
YUCKER15
YUMMIEST15
YUMMY15
YUMPING15
YUPPY15
YABBERS14
YABBIES14
YACHTS14
YACKA14
YACKS14
YAFFS14
YAMMERS14
YAMPIES14
YANKED14
YANKEES14
YANKERS14
YANKIES14
YAPOK14
YAPPED14
YAPPERS14
YAPPIER14
YAPPIES14
YARDARMS14
YARDLANDS14
YARKED14
YARPHA14
YARRAMANS14
YATTERINGS14
YAWEY14
YAWLING14
YAWNIEST14
YAWNING14
YAWNY14
YAWPER14
YBOUNDEN14
YCLEEPE14
YEALMING14
YEASAYER14
YEASTILY14
YEGGMAN14
YEGGMEN14
YELDRINGS14
YELLOWER14
YELPINGS14
YEMMERS14
YERKED14
YERSINIOSES14
YERSINIOSIS14
YESKED14
YEUKED14
YEUKIER14
YIBBLES14
YIDAKI14
YIELDINGS14
YIKING14
YIPPED14
YIPPERS14
YIPPIES14
YIRKED14
YMPING14
YNAMBUS14
YOBBIER14
YOBBOES14
YOCKS14
YODELINGS14
YODELLING14
YOGHURT14
YOICK14
YOKING14
YOLDRINGS14
YOLKED14
YOLKIER14
YOMPED14
YONKERS14
YOPPERS14
YORKED14
YORKERS14
YORKIES14
YOUKED14
YOUNGLING14
YOUNGLY14
YOUNGSTERS14
YOUNGTH14
YOUNKER14
YOURSELF14
YOUTHENS14
YOUTHIER14
YOWLING14
YPSILOID14
YSHENDS14
YTTERBIAS14
YTTERBITE14
YTTERBOUS14
YUCKO14
YUCKS14
YUKATAS14
YUKIEST14
YUKING14
YUKY14
YUMMIER14
YUMMIES14
YUMPED14
YUMPIES14
YUNX14
YUPPIES14
YABBAS13
YABBER13
YABBIE13
YACCAS13
YACHT13
YACK13
YAFF13
YAMMER13
YANKEE13
YANKER13
YANKIE13
YAPPER13
YAPPIE13
YAPSTERS13
YARAKS13
YARDAGES13
YARDANGS13
YARDARM13
YARDINGS13
YARDLAND13
YARDMAN13
YARDMEN13
YARRAMAN13
YARRAMEN13
YARROWS13
YATTERING13
YAUPING13
YAWIEST13
YAWING13
YAWLED13
YAWNED13
YAWNERS13
YAWNIER13
YAWPS13
YAWY13
YCLEPT13
YEALMED13
YEANLINGS13
YEARDING13
Frequently Asked Questions
Are there a lot of words that start with Y?
There are 1,034 English words in our list that start with Y. As a share of the dictionary, that’s around 0.3%. English-wide, Y shows up in roughly 2.0% of written text — the 19th most common letter overall.
What's the best Y-word to play in Scrabble?
Ranked by Scrabble value, YOUTHQUAKES wins at 30 points. Landing it on a premium square boosts the score further. For reference, the Y tile itself contributes 4 points.
What's the smallest word that begins with Y?
YA is the shortest Y-initial entry we have, at 2 letters. Tiny words like this are bread-and-butter for quick board plays — a single premium-square hit can score high without committing your bingo tiles.