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8-letter words starting with Y

There are 76 eight-letter words starting with Y in our word list. 3 of them are common everyday words, such as YOURSELF, YOUNGEST, YOUTHFUL and YEARBOOK.

Words
76
Common words
3
Top score
YOKOZUNA
24 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.

Eight-letter words often let you play all seven of your tiles through one letter already on the board.

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8-letter words (76)

  • yourself
  • youngest
  • youthful
  • yearbook
  • yearning
  • yielding
  • yachting
  • yearling
  • yearlong
  • yellowed
  • yeomanry
  • yodeling
  • youngish
  • yuletide
  • yakitori
  • yardwork
  • yarmulke
  • yellower
  • yeshivah
  • yeshivas
  • yoghurts
  • yokozuna
  • youngers
  • yummiest
  • yardages
  • yardbird
  • yeasayer
  • yeshivot
  • yielders
  • yodelers
  • younkers
  • yabbered
  • yachters
  • yachtman
  • yachtmen
  • yahooism
  • yahrzeit
  • yamalkas
  • yammered
  • yammerer
  • yamulkas
  • yardarms
  • yardland
  • yardwand
  • yarmelke
  • yashmacs
  • yashmaks
  • yatagans
  • yataghan
  • yattered
  • yawmeter
  • yawpings
  • yealings
  • yeanling
  • yearends
  • yearlies
  • yearners
  • yeastier
  • yeastily
  • yeasting
  • yellowly
  • yeomanly
  • yestreen
  • yodelled
  • yodeller
  • yoghourt
  • yokeless
  • yokelish
  • yokemate
  • yolkiest
  • youthens
  • yperites
  • ytterbia
  • ytterbic
  • yttriums
  • yuckiest

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

Questions

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

Our word list has 76 eight-letter words starting with Y. 3 of them are common everyday words.

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

The most common are YOURSELF, YOUNGEST, YOUTHFUL, YEARBOOK, YEARNING and YIELDING.

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

Using standard letter tile values, YOKOZUNA scores 24 points, the most of any eight-letter word starting with Y in our list.

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