Words Starting With Y
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Counting only the ENABLE word list, 547 entries are words that start with Y. That is about 0.32% of the list. Lengths range from 2 letters (YA, YE and YO) to 14 (YOUTHFULNESSES). The highest base score belongs to YOUTHQUAKES (30 points), using commonly used tile values. 277 of them use no letter twice, which matters in games where every tile is separate. Games use their own dictionaries, so a word here isn't automatically playable everywhere.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 547 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 0.32% |
| Longest | YOUTHFULNESSES (14 letters) |
| Shortest | YA, YE and YO (2 letters) |
| Highest base score (common values) | YOUTHQUAKES, 30 |
| No repeated letters | 277 |
Most common next letter after Y
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| A | 176 |
| E | 145 |
| O | 137 |
| U | 41 |
| I | 31 |
Patterns in this list
- 1 reads the same backward and forward, such as
YAY. - 92 still form a word when the leading
Yis removed, for exampleYAFF,YAGER,YAGERS,YAHandYAM→AFF,AGER,AGERS,AHandAM. - The most common endings here are
-NG(46),-ED(41),-ER(36). - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 2, found in 237 of these words.
- The average length is 6.5 letters.
- After Y, the letter
Acomes next most often (176 words).
All Y- words
2 letters 3
ya ye yo
3 letters 27
yah yak yam yap yar yaw yay yea yeh yen yep yes yet yew yid yin yip yob yod yok yom yon you yow yuk yum yup
4 letters 70
yack yaff yagi yaks yald yams yang yank yaps yard yare yarn yaud yaup yawl yawn yawp yaws yays yeah yean year yeas yech yegg yeld yelk yell yelp yens yerk yeti yett yeuk yews yids yill yins yipe yips yird yirr ylem yobs yock yodh yods yoga yogh yogi yoke yoks yolk yond yoni yore your yowe yowl yows yuan yuca yuch yuck yuga yuks yule yups yurt ywis
5 letters 94
yacht yacks yaffs yager yagis yahoo yaird yamen yamun yangs yanks yapok yapon yards yarer yarns yauds yauld yaups yawed yawls yawns yawps yeans yearn years yeast yecch yechs yechy yeggs yelks yells yelps yenta yente yerba yerks yeses yetis yetts yeuks yeuky yield yikes yills yince yipes yirds yirrs yirth ylems yobbo yocks yodel yodhs yodle yogas yogee yoghs yogic yogin yogis yoked yokel yokes yolks yolky yomim yonic yonis yores young yourn yours youse youth yowed yowes yowie yowls yuans yucas yucca yucch yucks yucky yugas yulan yules yummy yupon yurta yurts
6 letters 99
yabber yachts yacked yaffed yagers yahoos yairds yakked yakker yamens yammer yamuns yanked yanqui yantra yapock yapoks yapons yapped yapper yarded yarely yarest yarned yarner yarrow yasmak yatter yauped yauper yaupon yautia yawing yawled yawned yawner yawped yawper yclept yeaned yearly yearns yeasts yeasty yecchs yeelin yelled yeller yellow yelped yelper yenned yentas yentes yeoman yeomen yerbas yerked yessed yesses yester yeuked yields yipped yippee yippie yirred yirths yobbos yocked yodels yodled yodler yodles yogees yogini yogins yogurt yoicks yokels yoking yolked yonder yonker youngs youpon youths yowies yowing yowled yowler yttria yttric yuccas yucked yukked yulans yupons yuppie
7 letters 91
yabbers yachted yachter yacking yaffing yakkers yakking yamalka yammers yamulka yanking yanquis yantras yapocks yappers yapping yardage yardarm yarding yardman yardmen yarners yarning yarrows yashmac yashmak yasmaks yatagan yatters yaupers yauping yaupons yautias yawling yawners yawning yawpers yawping ycleped yealing yeaning yearend yearned yearner yeasted yeelins yeggman yeggmen yellers yelling yellows yellowy yelpers yelping yenning yerking yeshiva yessing yestern yeuking yielded yielder yippies yipping yirring yobboes yocking yodeled yodeler yodlers yodling yoghurt yoginis yogurts yolkier yonkers younger younker youpons youthen yowlers yowling yperite yttrias yttrium yuckier yucking yukking yummier yummies yuppies
8 letters 76
yabbered yachters yachting yachtman yachtmen yahooism yahrzeit yakitori yamalkas yammered yammerer yamulkas yardages yardarms yardbird yardland yardwand yardwork yarmelke yarmulke yashmacs yashmaks yatagans yataghan yattered yawmeter yawpings yealings yeanling yearbook yearends yearlies yearling yearlong yearners yearning yeasayer yeastier yeastily yeasting yellowed yellower yellowly yeomanly yeomanry yeshivah yeshivas yeshivot yestreen yielders yielding yodelers yodeling yodelled yodeller yoghourt yoghurts yokeless yokelish yokemate yokozuna yolkiest youngers youngest youngish younkers yourself youthens youthful yperites ytterbia ytterbic yttriums yuckiest yuletide yummiest
9 letters 47
yabbering yachtings yachtsman yachtsmen yahooisms yahrzeits yakitoris yammerers yammering yardbirds yardlands yardstick yardwands yardworks yarmelkes yarmulkes yataghans yattering yawmeters yawningly yeanlings yearbooks yearlings yearnings yeasayers yeastiest yellowest yellowfin yellowing yellowish yeshivahs yeshivoth yesterday yestreens yodellers yodelling yoghourts yohimbine yokemates yokozunas youngling youngness youngster youthened ytterbias ytterbium yuletides
10 letters 22
yardmaster yardsticks yearningly yeastiness yellowfins yellowlegs yellowtail yellowware yellowwood yeomanries yesterdays yesteryear yohimbines yokefellow youngberry younglings youngsters yourselves youthening youthfully youthquake ytterbiums
11 letters 9
yardmasters yellowtails yellowwares yellowwoods yesternight yesteryears yokefellows youngnesses youthquakes
12 letters 6
yeastinesses yellowhammer yellowthroat yesternights youngberries youthfulness
13 letters 2
yellowhammers yellowthroats
14 letters 1
youthfulnesses
Using these words
To find words that start with Y using only your letters, open the Word Unscrambler, enter your letters and type Y in Starts with. For a known pattern, the Crossword Solver accepts Y???-style patterns. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.