8-Letter Words Starting With Y
Our word finder knows 78 eight-letter words that start with Y. Common picks such as YOURSELF, YOUNGEST, YEARBOOK lead the list, which makes it faster to spot the word your puzzle is hiding.
Words are ordered by usage frequency in a trillion-word English corpus, which is the closest thing to "most likely answer first" that a word list can offer.
Most common
- yourself14
- youngest12
- yearbook17
- yielding13
- youthful17
- yachting17
- yearning12
- yearling12
- yuletide12
- yearlong12
- yellowed15
- yeomanry16
- yodeling13
- yokozuna24
- yardbird15
- yarmulke17
- youngish15
- yakitori15
- yoghurts15
- yahrzeit23
All 78 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- yeshivot 17
- yardwork 19
- yeshivas 17
- younkers 15
- youngers 12
- yabbered 16
- yachters 16
- yachtman 18
- yachtmen 18
- yahooism 16
- yamalkas 17
- yammered 16
- yammerer 15
- yamulkas 17
- yardages 13
- yardarms 14
- yardland 13
- yardwand 16
- yarmelke 17
- yashmacs 18
- yashmaks 20
- yatagans 12
- yataghan 15
- yattered 12
- yawmeter 16
- yawpings 17
- yealings 12
- yeanling 12
- yearends 12
- yearlies 11
- yearners 11
- yeasayer 14
- yeastier 11
- yeastily 14
- yeasting 12
- yellower 14
- yellowly 17
- yeomanly 16
- yeshivah 20
- yestreen 11
- yielders 12
- yodelers 12
- yodelled 13
- yodeller 12
- yoghourt 15
- yohimbes 18
- yokeless 15
- yokelish 18
- yokemate 17
- yolkiest 15
- youthens 14
- yperites 13
- ytterbia 13
- ytterbic 15
- yttriums 13
- yuckiest 17
- yukkiest 19
- yummiest 15
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many eight-letter words are there that start with Y?
There are 78 eight-letter words that start with Y in the tournament word lists. The most common are YOURSELF, YOUNGEST, YEARBOOK.
What are common eight-letter words that start with Y?
YOURSELF, YOUNGEST, YEARBOOK, YIELDING, YOUTHFUL are the most frequently used. The full list of 78 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Can I play these words in Scrabble?
Yes. The list combines ENABLE and the North American tournament list (TWL), so these words are playable in Scrabble-style games, including Words With Friends.
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