Words that start with Y
547 words in our dictionary begin with the letter Y. Pick a word length below to see the full list for that length, or start with the most common Y words.
Most common words that start with Y
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- you
- your
- year
- years
- yes
- yahoo
- young
- yet
- yellow
- yourself
- youth
- yesterday
- yeah
- yours
- ya
- yard
- yield
- yards
- yoga
- younger
- ye
- yo
- yea
- yeast
Highest-scoring words that start with Y
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- youthquakes 30
- youthquake 29
- yellowhammers 26
- yellowhammer 25
- yokozunas 25
- yahrzeits 24
- yokefellows 24
- yokozuna 24
- yahrzeit 23
- yokefellow 23
- youthfulnesses 23
- yellowthroats 22
- youthfully 22
- yellowthroat 21
- yellowwoods 21
- yeshivahs 21
- yeshivoth 21
- youthfulness 21
- yardsticks 20
- yardworks 20
- yashmaks 20
- yellowwares 20
- yellowwood 20
- yeshivah 20
By word length
| Length | Words | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 letters | 3 | Too few for a page |
| 3 letters | 27 | See the list |
| 4 letters | 70 | See the list |
| 5 letters | 94 | See the list |
| 6 letters | 99 | See the list |
| 7 letters | 91 | See the list |
| 8 letters | 76 | See the list |
| 9 letters | 47 | See the list |
| 10 letters | 22 | Too few for a page |
| 11 letters | 9 | Too few for a page |
| 12 letters | 6 | Too few for a page |
| 13 letters | 2 | Too few for a page |
| 14 letters | 1 | Too few for a page |
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Common questions
How many English words start with Y?
547 words in our dictionary begin with Y, across every word length from two letters upwards. The breakdown by length is on this page.
What are the most common words that start with Y?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: you, your, year, years, yes, yahoo, young, yet. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring word starting with Y in Scrabble?
youthquakes scores 30 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.