8-Letter Words Starting With Y
There are 76 eight-letter words starting with Y in our dictionary; 29 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 8-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 76 words
- yourself14 points
- youngest12 points
- yachting17 points
- youthful17 points
- yellowed15 points
- yellower14 points
- yielding13 points
- yodeling13 points
- yodelled13 points
- yearling12 points
- yearning12 points
- yearlies11 points
- yarmulke17 points
- yearbook17 points
- yuckiest17 points
- yummiest15 points
- yeshivas17 points
- yammered16 points
- youngish15 points
- yardarms14 points
- yardages13 points
- yodelers12 points
- yodeller12 points
- yuletide12 points
- yeastier11 points
- yashmaks20 points
- yeomanry16 points
- yammerer15 points
- yearlong12 points
- yawmeter16 points
- yeomanly16 points
- yataghan15 points
- younkers15 points
- ytterbia13 points
- yeanling12 points
- yestreen11 points
- yokozuna24 points
- yahrzeit23 points
- yeshivah20 points
- yardwork19 points
- yachtman18 points
- yachtmen18 points
- yashmacs18 points
- yokelish18 points
- yamalkas17 points
- yamulkas17 points
- yarmelke17 points
- yawpings17 points
- yellowly17 points
- yeshivot17 points
- yokemate17 points
- yabbered16 points
- yachters16 points
- yahooism16 points
- yardwand16 points
- yakitori15 points
- yardbird15 points
- yoghourt15 points
- yoghurts15 points
- yokeless15 points
- yolkiest15 points
- ytterbic15 points
- yeasayer14 points
- yeastily14 points
- youthens14 points
- yardland13 points
- yperites13 points
- yttriums13 points
- yatagans12 points
- yattered12 points
- yealings12 points
- yearends12 points
- yeasting12 points
- yielders12 points
- youngers12 points
- yearners11 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 76
- By usage: 12 very common, 17 common, 47 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- yokozuna 24
- yahrzeit 23
- yashmaks 20
- yeshivah 20
- yardwork 19
- yachtman 18
- yachtmen 18
- yashmacs 18
- yokelish 18
- yachting 17
Most common
- yourself
- youngest
- yachting
- youthful
- yellowed
- yellower
- yielding
- yodeling
- yodelled
- yearling
Definitions
- yachting (noun)
- Water travel for pleasure.
- youthful (adjective)
- Suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh.
- yellowed (adjective)
- Changed to a yellowish color by age.
- yielding (adjective)
- Inclined to yield to argument or influence or control.
Here is the complete list of eight-letter words starting with Y: 76 words in total. We sort common words to the top because they are the ones you are most likely to be looking for, whether you are solving a puzzle or checking a play. Words such as YOURSELF and YOUNGEST lead the way. If you need something more specific, the search box accepts your own letters with question marks for blanks and applies this page's constraint automatically.
How to use this page
Read the list from the top if you want the everyday words, or jump to the quick facts for the highest scorers. Click any word with a link to see every shorter word hidden inside it. When you have a specific rack, the search box at the top filters the list down to the words you can play right now.
Tips
A balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.
Questions
How many eight-letter words starting with Y are there?
Our dictionary has 76 eight-letter words starting with Y, of which 29 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the eight-letter words starting with Y?
YOKOZUNA scores 24 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.