547 words

Words starting with Y

547 words begin with Y, which is 0.3% of the dictionary. 98 of them are everyday words. The longest is YOUTHFULNESSES at 14 letters, and the highest scoring is YOUTHQUAKES at 30 points.

547
Words starting with Y
98
Everyday words among them
14
Letters in the longest, YOUTHFULNESSES
4 / 3
Y is worth this in Scrabble / Words With Friends

Highest scoring words starting with Y

Playing off a Y on the board

If there is a Y already played and a free square in front of it, these are your options. Worth checking the two and three letter entries first: a short word that also forms a second word across usually beats a long one that does not.

The list

14 letter words

1

13 letter words

2

12 letter words

6

11 letter words

9

10 letter words

22

9 letter words

47

8 letter words

76

7 letter words

91

Showing 80 of 91, most familiar first.

6 letter words

99

Showing 80 of 99, most familiar first.

5 letter words

94

Showing 80 of 94, most familiar first.

4 letter words

70

3 letter words

27

2 letter words

3

Every other letter

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