Nine-letter words starting with Y
47 nine-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 nine-letter words starting with Y
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- yesterday
- youngster
- yellowish
- yearbooks
- yardstick
- yellowing
- yellowfin
- yardbirds
- yearlings
- yohimbine
- yachtsman
- yearnings
- ytterbium
Highest-scoring nine-letter words starting with Y
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- yokozunas 25
- yahrzeits 24
- yeshivahs 21
- yeshivoth 21
- yardworks 20
- yachtsman 19
- yachtsmen 19
- yardstick 19
- yawningly 19
- yohimbine 19
- yachtings 18
- yarmelkes 18
- yarmulkes 18
- yearbooks 18
- yellowfin 18
- yellowish 18
- yokemates 18
- yabbering 17
- yahooisms 17
- yammering 17
- yardwands 17
- yawmeters 17
- yakitoris 16
- yammerers 16
All 47 nine-letter words starting with Y
YA 20
- yabbering
- yachtings
- yachtsman
- yachtsmen
- yahooisms
- yahrzeits
- yakitoris
- yammerers
- yammering
- yardbirds
- yardlands
- yardstick
- yardwands
- yardworks
- yarmelkes
- yarmulkes
- yataghans
- yattering
- yawmeters
- yawningly
YE 14
- yeanlings
- yearbooks
- yearlings
- yearnings
- yeasayers
- yeastiest
- yellowest
- yellowfin
- yellowing
- yellowish
- yeshivahs
- yeshivoth
- yesterday
- yestreens
YO 10
- yodellers
- yodelling
- yoghourts
- yohimbine
- yokemates
- yokozunas
- youngling
- youngness
- youngster
- youthened
YT 2
- ytterbias
- ytterbium
YU 1
- yuletides
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Common questions
How many nine-letter words start with Y?
There are 47 nine-letter words beginning with Y, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common nine-letter words starting with Y?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: yesterday, youngster, yellowish, yearbooks, yardstick, yellowing, yellowfin, yardbirds. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word starting with Y in Scrabble?
yokozunas scores 25 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.