Four-letter words starting with Y
70 four-letter words begin with the letter Y. The complete list is below in alphabetical order, grouped by second letter so you can scan straight to the ones that fit your puzzle.
Most common four-letter words starting with Y
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- your
- year
- yeah
- yard
- yoga
- yang
- yarn
- yuan
- yell
- yoke
- yeas
- yogi
- yeti
- yawn
- yank
- yule
- yolk
- yelp
- yuck
- yagi
- yams
- yore
- yobs
- yurt
Highest-scoring four-letter words starting with Y
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- yack 13
- yaff 13
- yock 13
- yuck 13
- yawp 12
- yech 12
- yuch 12
- yaks 11
- yank 11
- yelk 11
- yerk 11
- yeuk 11
- yodh 11
- yogh 11
- yoke 11
- yoks 11
- yolk 11
- yuks 11
- yawl 10
- yawn 10
- yaws 10
- yays 10
- yeah 10
- yews 10
All 70 four-letter words starting with Y
YA 19
- yack
- yaff
- yagi
- yaks
- yald
- yams
- yang
- yank
- yaps
- yard
- yare
- yarn
- yaud
- yaup
- yawl
- yawn
- yawp
- yaws
- yays
YE 16
- yeah
- yean
- year
- yeas
- yech
- yegg
- yeld
- yelk
- yell
- yelp
- yens
- yerk
- yeti
- yett
- yeuk
- yews
YI 7
- yids
- yill
- yins
- yipe
- yips
- yird
- yirr
YL 1
- ylem
YO 17
- yobs
- yock
- yodh
- yods
- yoga
- yogh
- yogi
- yoke
- yoks
- yolk
- yond
- yoni
- yore
- your
- yowe
- yowl
- yows
YU 9
- yuan
- yuca
- yuch
- yuck
- yuga
- yuks
- yule
- yups
- yurt
YW 1
- ywis
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Common questions
How many four-letter words start with Y?
There are 70 four-letter words beginning with Y, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common four-letter words starting with Y?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: your, year, yeah, yard, yoga, yang, yarn, yuan. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring four-letter word starting with Y in Scrabble?
yack scores 13 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.