Eight-letter words starting with Y
76 eight-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 eight-letter words starting with Y
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- yourself
- youngest
- yearbook
- yielding
- youthful
- yachting
- yearning
- yearling
- yuletide
- yearlong
- yellowed
- yeomanry
- yodeling
Highest-scoring eight-letter words starting with Y
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- yokozuna 24
- yahrzeit 23
- yashmaks 20
- yeshivah 20
- yardwork 19
- yachtman 18
- yachtmen 18
- yashmacs 18
- yokelish 18
- yachting 17
- yamalkas 17
- yamulkas 17
- yarmelke 17
- yarmulke 17
- yawpings 17
- yearbook 17
- yellowly 17
- yeshivas 17
- yeshivot 17
- yokemate 17
- youthful 17
- yuckiest 17
- yabbered 16
- yachters 16
All 76 eight-letter words starting with Y
YA 27
- yabbered
- yachters
- yachting
- yachtman
- yachtmen
- yahooism
- yahrzeit
- yakitori
- yamalkas
- yammered
- yammerer
- yamulkas
- yardages
- yardarms
- yardbird
- yardland
- yardwand
- yardwork
- yarmelke
- yarmulke
- yashmacs
- yashmaks
- yatagans
- yataghan
- yattered
- yawmeter
- yawpings
YE 22
- yealings
- yeanling
- yearbook
- yearends
- yearlies
- yearling
- yearlong
- yearners
- yearning
- yeasayer
- yeastier
- yeastily
- yeasting
- yellowed
- yellower
- yellowly
- yeomanly
- yeomanry
- yeshivah
- yeshivas
- yeshivot
- yestreen
YI 2
- yielders
- yielding
YO 18
- yodelers
- yodeling
- yodelled
- yodeller
- yoghourt
- yoghurts
- yokeless
- yokelish
- yokemate
- yokozuna
- yolkiest
- youngers
- youngest
- youngish
- younkers
- yourself
- youthens
- youthful
YP 1
- yperites
YT 3
- ytterbia
- ytterbic
- yttriums
YU 3
- yuckiest
- yuletide
- yummiest
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Common questions
How many eight-letter words start with Y?
There are 76 eight-letter words beginning with Y, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common eight-letter words starting with Y?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: yourself, youngest, yearbook, yielding, youthful, yachting, yearning, yearling. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word starting with Y in Scrabble?
yokozuna scores 24 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.