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3-letter words starting with Y

There are 26 three-letter words starting with Y in our word list. 9 of them are common everyday words, such as YOU, YES, YET and YEA.

Words
26
Common words
9
Top score
YAK
10 points

Y works as both a consonant (YES) and a vowel (GYM, SKY). At the end of a word it often forms adjectives and adverbs, as in HAPPY and QUICKLY.

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3-letter words (26)

  • you
  • yes
  • yet
  • yea
  • yep
  • yup
  • yah
  • yay
  • yen
  • yak
  • yam
  • yeh
  • yew
  • yin
  • yum
  • yap
  • yar
  • yaw
  • yip
  • yom
  • yon
  • yow
  • yuk
  • yod
  • yok
  • yob

Darker borders mark common everyday words. Rarer words follow in each group.

Questions

How many three-letter words starting with Y are there?

Our word list has 26 three-letter words starting with Y. 9 of them are common everyday words.

What are some common three-letter words starting with Y?

The most common are YOU, YES, YET, YEA, YEP and YUP.

Which three-letter word starting with Y scores the most points?

Using standard letter tile values, YAK scores 10 points, the most of any three-letter word starting with Y in our list.

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