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Words Starting With Y: Complete A–Z List
Browse Words Starting With Y: Complete A–Z List. 152 verified words are currently available. Definitions, Scrabble scores, and links to complete dictionary entries are included.
2 Letter Words
3 Letter Words
- yak 3 letters · 10 points noisy talk
- yam 3 letters · 8 points edible tuber of any of several yams
- yap 3 letters · 8 points informal terms for the mouth
- yaw 3 letters · 9 points an erratic deflection from an intended course
- yea 3 letters · 6 points yes
- yen 3 letters · 6 points a yearning for something or to do something
- yer 3 letters · 6 points Either of two letters in Cyrillic alphabets, which originally represented phonemically the ultra-short vowels in Slavic languages.
- yes 3 letters · 6 points an affirmative
- yet 3 letters · 6 points up to the present time
- yew 3 letters · 9 points wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued…
- yid 3 letters · 7 points (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew
- yin 3 letters · 6 points the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
- yip 3 letters · 8 points a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
- yob 3 letters · 8 points a cruel and brutal fellow
4 Letter Words
- yack 4 letters · 13 points noisy talk
- yagi 4 letters · 8 points a sharply directional antenna
- yang 4 letters · 8 points the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
- yank 4 letters · 11 points pull, or move with a sudden movement
- yard 4 letters · 8 points a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average…
- yarn 4 letters · 7 points the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
- yaup 4 letters · 9 points emit long loud cries
- yawl 4 letters · 10 points a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
- yawn 4 letters · 10 points an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom
- yawp 4 letters · 12 points make a raucous noise
- yaws 4 letters · 10 points an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
- yeah 4 letters · 10 points not only so, but
- year 4 letters · 7 points a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
- yell 4 letters · 7 points a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- yelp 4 letters · 9 points a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
- yeti 4 letters · 7 points a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas
- yips 4 letters · 9 points nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts)
5 Letter Words
- yacca 5 letters · 12 points West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves
- yacht 5 letters · 13 points an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
- yahoo 5 letters · 11 points a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
- yearn 5 letters · 8 points desire strongly or persistently
- years 5 letters · 8 points a late time of life
- yeast 5 letters · 8 points a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting…
- yenta 5 letters · 8 points (Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant
- yield 5 letters · 9 points production of a certain amount
- yobbo 5 letters · 12 points a cruel and brutal fellow
- yodel 5 letters · 9 points a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
- yogic 5 letters · 11 points of or relating to yoga
- yokai 5 letters · 12 points Any of various supernatural monsters, sometimes shapeshifters, in Japanese folklore
- yokel 5 letters · 12 points a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
- young 5 letters · 9 points
- youth 5 letters · 11 points a young person (especially a young man or boy)
- yucca 5 letters · 12 points any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster…
- yucky 5 letters · 17 points highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
6 Letter Words
- yakuza 6 letters · 22 points a Japanese gangster
- yammer 6 letters · 13 points cry loudly, as of animals
- yanker 6 letters · 13 points someone who gives a strong sudden pull
- yarder 6 letters · 10 points (used only in combinations) the height or length of something in yards
- yardie 6 letters · 10 points member of an international gang of Jamaican criminals who sell drugs and violence
- yarrow 6 letters · 12 points ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white…
- yautia 6 letters · 9 points tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes
- yawner 6 letters · 12 points a person who yawns
- yearly 6 letters · 12 points occurring or payable every year
- yeasty 6 letters · 12 points of or resembling or containing yeast
- yelled 6 letters · 10 points in a vehement outcry
- yeller 6 letters · 9 points someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
- yellow 6 letters · 12 points of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of…
7 Letter Words
- yardage 7 letters · 12 points distance measured in the aggregate number of yards
- yardarm 7 letters · 13 points either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
- yardman 7 letters · 13 points a male worker in a railway yard
- yashmac 7 letters · 17 points the face veil worn by Muslim women
- yashmak 7 letters · 19 points the face veil worn by Muslim women
- yatobyo 7 letters · 15 points a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or…
- yawning 7 letters · 14 points gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
- yearner 7 letters · 10 points a person with a strong desire for something
- yelling 7 letters · 11 points uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
- yelping 7 letters · 13 points a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
- yeshiva 7 letters · 16 points an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud)
- yielder 7 letters · 11 points a person who yields or surrenders
- yobibit 7 letters · 14 points a unit of information equal to 1024 zebibits or 2^80 bits
8 Letter Words
- yachting 8 letters · 17 points water travel for pleasure
- yardbird 8 letters · 15 points a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks
- yarmelke 8 letters · 17 points a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer)
- yarmulka 8 letters · 17 points a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer)
- yarmulke 8 letters · 17 points a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer)
- yataghan 8 letters · 15 points a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge
- yearbook 8 letters · 17 points a book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of…
- yearling 8 letters · 12 points a young child who is just beginning to walk
- yearlong 8 letters · 12 points lasting through a year
9 Letter Words
- yachtsman 9 letters · 19 points a male person who owns or sails a yacht
- yanquapin 9 letters · 23 points water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds
- yardgrass 9 letters · 14 points coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere
- yardstick 9 letters · 19 points a measure or standard used for comparison
- yardwoman 9 letters · 18 points a female worker in a railway yard
- yeastlike 9 letters · 16 points of or resembling or containing yeast
- yellowfin 9 letters · 18 points may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics
- yellowish 9 letters · 18 points of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of…
10 Letter Words
- yardmaster 10 letters · 16 points a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard
- yearningly 10 letters · 17 points in a yearning manner
- yellowbird 10 letters · 19 points yellow-throated American wood warbler
- yellowcake 10 letters · 22 points an impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium ore
11 Letter Words
12 Letter Words
- yachtsperson 12 letters · 22 points a person who owns or sails a yacht
- yellowhammer 12 letters · 25 points large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail
- yellowthroat 12 letters · 21 points small olive-colored American warblers with yellow breast and throat