4-letter words starting with Y

There are 69 four-letter words starting with Y in our word list. 9 of them are common everyday words, such as YOUR, YEAR, YEAH and YARD.

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.

Four-letter words fit almost anywhere and are long enough to score well with one high-value letter.

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Questions

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

Our word list has 69 four-letter words starting with Y. 9 of them are common everyday words.

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

The most common are YOUR, YEAR, YEAH, YARD, YOGA and YANG.

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

Using standard letter tile values, YUCK scores 13 points, the most of any four-letter word starting with Y in our list.