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A list of words that start with Y for Scrabble that can also be used while playing Words with Friends. Search your own letters.

We've put together a list of 481 words that start with the letter "Y" for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list starts with the highest scoring words and is then organized by how many letters the word has, with the longest at the top (so, for 7-8 letter words starting with "Y", start at the top).

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8 letters 78 words

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7 letters 96 words

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6 letters 103 words

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5 letters 101 words

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4 letters 73 words

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3 letters 27 words

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2 letters 3 words

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What are the best Scrabble words starting with Y?

The highest scoring Scrabble word starting with Y is Yokozuna, which is worth at least 24 points without any bonuses. The next best word starting with Y is Yahrzeit, which is worth 23 points. Other high score words starting with Y are Yakuza (22), Yashmaks (20), Yeshivah (20), Yowza (20), Yuppify (20).

WordLettersPoints
yokozuna824
yahrzeit823
yakuza622
yashmaks820
yeshivah820
yowza520
yuppify720
yanquis719
yardwork819
yashmak719

How many words start with the letter Y?

There are 481 words that start with the letter Y in the Scrabble dictionary. Of those 78 are 8 letter words, 96 are 7 letter words, 103 are 6 letter words, 101 are 5 letter words, 73 are 4 letter words, 27 are 3 letter words and 3 are 2 letter words.

How many two letter words start with the letter Y?

There are 3 two letter words that start with the letter Y. They are Ya, Ye and Yo.