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Words that start with Y

There are 999 words that start with Y in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is YOUTHQUAKES at 30 points. They run from 2 to 15 letters, 6-letter words are the biggest group with 178, and the average one scores 13.2 points.

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Y is the shape-shifter that acts as a consonant at the start of a word and a vowel at the end. Y starts 0.4% of the 269,870 words in the dictionary, the 25th largest share of the 26 letters. The longest run to 15 letters (2 words), YELLOWISHNESSES among them. Two-letter words starting with Y: YA, YE, YO and YU.

Words that start with Y in numbers

Words
999
Highest scoring
YOUTHQUAKES 30 pts
Average score
13.2 pts
Longest
YELLOWISHNESSES 15 letters
Words by length, in letters
  1. 24
  2. 334
  3. 4120
  4. 5176
  5. 6178
  6. 7173
  7. 8126
  8. 986
  9. 1048
  10. 1129
  11. 129
  12. 138
  13. 146
  14. 152

Highest-scoring words that start with y

WordScoreLength
youthquakes3011
yachtsmanships2914
youthquake2910
yachtsmanship2813
yellowhammers2613
yuppifications2614
yellowbacks2511
yellowhammer2512
yokozunas259
yuppification2513

Words that start with Y (999)

These 300 of the 999 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every length (2 to 15 letters); within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the full list is in the free JSON API.

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15-letter words 2

yellowishnesses24yieldablenesses21

14-letter words 6

yachtsmanships29yuppifications26youthfulnesses23yesterevenings21yestermornings20yieldingnesses19

13-letter words 8

yachtsmanship28yellowhammers26yuppification25yellowthroats22yellowishness22yesterevening20yestermorning19yieldableness19

12-letter words 9

yellowhammer25yellowthroat21youthfulness21yellownesses18yoctoseconds20yesternights19youngberries18yieldingness17yeastinesses15

11-letter words 29

youthquakes30yellowbacks25yachtswoman24yachtswomen24yokefellows24yellowcakes23yellowbarks23yellowwoods21yaffingales21yellowheads21yellowweeds21yellowbirds20yarboroughs20yardmasters17yellowtails17yesteryears17youngnesses15yellowwares20yellowworts20yuckinesses20yoctosecond19yatteringly18yesternight18yumminesses18yesterevens17yttriferous17yestermorns16yersinioses14yersiniosis14

10-letter words 29

youthquake29yellowback24yuppifying24yokefellow23yellowcake22youthfully22yellowbark22yardsticks20yellowwood20yaffingale20yesteryear16yellowbird19yieldingly18yearningly17yellowlegs17yesterdays17yardmaster16yellowness16yellowtail16youngsters14yellowfins19yottabytes18ytterbiums17yeomanries15ytterbites15yellowhead20yellowweed20yohimbines20youthheads20

9-letter words 30

yokozunas25yahrzeits24yobbishly22yeshivahs21yeshivoth21yikkering21yappingly20yardworks20yachtsman19yardstick19yellowish18yesterday16youngster13yarmulkes18yearbooks18yellowfin18yottabyte17yardbirds16yeastlike16yellowing16ytterbium16yellowest15ytterbite14yearlings13yearnings13youngness13yachtsmen19yachtings18yarmelkes18yarmulkas18

8-letter words 30

yokozuna24yahrzeit23yeshivah20yashmaks20yachting17yarmulke17yearbook17youthful17yielding13yodeling13yearling12yearlong12yearning12yuletide12yokelish18yarmelke17yarmulka17yeomanry16yardbird15yataghan15yellowed15yoghourt15youngish15younkers15yellower14yodeller12youngers12youngest12yashmacs18yeshivas17

7-letter words 30

yeshiva16yawning14younker14yelping13yardage12yttrium12yelling11younger11yashmak19yashmac17yachter15yanking15yankees14yoghurt14yummies14yuppies14yardarm13yardman13yellows13yielded12yearned11yielder11yearner10yacking17yachted16yawping16yorking15yammers14yankers14yawling14

6-letter words 30

yakuza22yankee13yuppie13yarrow12yawner12yearly12yellow12yeoman11yarder10yelled10yogurt10yonder10yachts14yanked14yammer13yanker13yawned13yorker13yahoos12yeasty12yelped12youths12yields10youngs10yautia9yearns9yeasts9yeller9yacked16yacker15

5-letter words 30

yucky17yummy15yacht13yobbo12yokel12yucca12yahoo11youth11yield9yodel9young9yearn8years8yeast8yoked13yacca12yanks12yokes12yolks12yorks12yawns11yogic11yards9yarns8yells8yenta8yeses8yacks14yawps13yawed12

4-letter words 33

yack13yank11yoke11yolk11york11yawn10yeah10yelp9yagi8yang8yard8yoga8yogi8yale7yarn7year7yell7yeti7yore7yuan7yule7yurt7yawp12yodh11yawl10yaws10yowl10yams9yaps9yaup9yips9ylem9yeas7

3-letter words 30

yak10yaw9yay9yew9yam8yap8yip8yea6yen6yes6yet6yin6yon6yob8yid7yex13yok10yuk10yah9yeh9yow9yep8yom8yum8yup8yad7yag7ygo7yod7yug7

2-letter words 4

ya5ye5yo5yu5

Frequently asked questions

How many words start with Y?

999 words in Unscrambly's list start with Y. 176 of them have five letters, 173 have seven and 4 have two.

What is the best Y word for Scrabble?

YOUTHQUAKES scores 30 points before bonus squares. Next come YACHTSMANSHIPS (29), YOUTHQUAKE (29) and YACHTSMANSHIP (28). Across all 999, the average is 13.2 points.

What two-letter words start with Y?

YA, YE, YO and YU: 4 in total. Two-letter words are the easiest way to score on a crowded board.

How many 5 letter words start with Y?

176. Five letters is the Wordle length, and every one of them is on the 5 letter words starting with Y list, where YUKKY scores highest at 19 points.

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