Seven-letter words starting with Y
91 seven-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 seven-letter words starting with Y
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- younger
- yielded
- yelling
- yonkers
- yardage
- yoghurt
- yeshiva
- yellows
- yawning
- yuppies
- yttrium
- yearned
- yanking
- yearend
- yapping
- yantras
- yogurts
Highest-scoring seven-letter words starting with Y
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- yakking 19
- yanquis 19
- yashmak 19
- yukking 19
- yakkers 18
- yapocks 18
- yacking 17
- yaffing 17
- yashmac 17
- yocking 17
- yucking 17
- yachted 16
- yamalka 16
- yamulka 16
- yasmaks 16
- yawping 16
- yellowy 16
- yeshiva 16
- yuckier 16
- yachter 15
- yanking 15
- yapping 15
- yawpers 15
- ycleped 15
All 91 seven-letter words starting with Y
YA 38
- yabbers
- yachted
- yachter
- yacking
- yaffing
- yakkers
- yakking
- yamalka
- yammers
- yamulka
- yanking
- yanquis
- yantras
- yapocks
- yappers
- yapping
- yardage
- yardarm
- yarding
- yardman
- yardmen
- yarners
- yarning
- yarrows
- yashmac
- yashmak
- yasmaks
- yatagan
- yatters
- yaupers
- yauping
- yaupons
- yautias
- yawling
- yawners
- yawning
- yawpers
- yawping
YC 1
- ycleped
YE 21
- yealing
- yeaning
- yearend
- yearned
- yearner
- yeasted
- yeelins
- yeggman
- yeggmen
- yellers
- yelling
- yellows
- yellowy
- yelpers
- yelping
- yenning
- yerking
- yeshiva
- yessing
- yestern
- yeuking
YI 5
- yielded
- yielder
- yippies
- yipping
- yirring
YO 17
- yobboes
- yocking
- yodeled
- yodeler
- yodlers
- yodling
- yoghurt
- yoginis
- yogurts
- yolkier
- yonkers
- younger
- younker
- youpons
- youthen
- yowlers
- yowling
YP 1
- yperite
YT 2
- yttrias
- yttrium
YU 6
- yuckier
- yucking
- yukking
- yummier
- yummies
- yuppies
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Common questions
How many seven-letter words start with Y?
There are 91 seven-letter words beginning with Y, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common seven-letter words starting with Y?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: younger, yielded, yelling, yonkers, yardage, yoghurt, yeshiva, yellows. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring seven-letter word starting with Y in Scrabble?
yakking scores 19 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.