10-Letter Words Starting With Y
There are 22 ten-letter words starting with Y in our dictionary; 7 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 10-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 22 words
- yourselves16 points
- yardsticks20 points
- yesterdays17 points
- youngsters14 points
- youthfully22 points
- yesteryear16 points
- yardmaster16 points
- yokefellow23 points
- yellowwood20 points
- yearningly17 points
- yellowlegs17 points
- yellowtail16 points
- youthquake29 points
- yohimbines20 points
- yellowfins19 points
- yellowware19 points
- youngberry19 points
- youthening17 points
- ytterbiums17 points
- yeomanries15 points
- younglings15 points
- yeastiness13 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 22
- By usage: 4 very common, 3 common, 15 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- youthquake 29
- yokefellow 23
- youthfully 22
- yardsticks 20
- yellowwood 20
- yohimbines 20
- yellowfins 19
- yellowware 19
- youngberry 19
- yearningly 17
Most common
- yourselves
- yardsticks
- yesterdays
- youngsters
- youthfully
- yesteryear
- yardmaster
- yokefellow
- yellowwood
- yearningly
Definitions
- youthfully (adverb)
- In a youthful manner.
- yesteryear (noun)
- The time that has elapsed.
- yardmaster (noun)
- A railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard.
- yellowwood (noun)
- The yellow wood of any of various yellowwood trees.
Words that start with Y come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 22 of the ten-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. YOUTHQUAKE is the top scorer here, worth 29 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
This page works as both a reference and a tool. As a reference, it lists every word that start with Y, sorted by familiarity. As a tool, it accepts your own letters in the search box and returns the subset you can play, with scores. The related links at the end cover neighbouring letters and lengths.
Tips
A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the ten-letter words starting with Y once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the ten-letter words starting with Y?
YOUTHQUAKE scores 29 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
15 of the 22 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.