9-Letter Words Starting With Y
There are 47 nine-letter words starting with Y in our dictionary; 18 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 9-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 47 words
- yesterday16 points
- yardstick19 points
- yellowing16 points
- yellowest15 points
- yodelling14 points
- yearlings13 points
- yearnings13 points
- youngster13 points
- yarmulkes18 points
- yearbooks18 points
- yellowish18 points
- yachtsman19 points
- yachtsmen19 points
- yammering17 points
- yodellers13 points
- yeastiest12 points
- yammerers16 points
- ytterbium16 points
- yawningly19 points
- yataghans16 points
- youngling14 points
- yokozunas25 points
- yahrzeits24 points
- yeshivahs21 points
- yeshivoth21 points
- yardworks20 points
- yohimbine19 points
- yachtings18 points
- yarmelkes18 points
- yellowfin18 points
- yokemates18 points
- yabbering17 points
- yahooisms17 points
- yardwands17 points
- yawmeters17 points
- yakitoris16 points
- yardbirds16 points
- yoghourts16 points
- youthened16 points
- yeasayers15 points
- yardlands14 points
- ytterbias14 points
- yattering13 points
- yeanlings13 points
- youngness13 points
- yuletides13 points
- yestreens12 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 47
- By usage: 8 very common, 10 common, 29 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- yokozunas 25
- yahrzeits 24
- yeshivahs 21
- yeshivoth 21
- yardworks 20
- yachtsman 19
- yachtsmen 19
- yardstick 19
- yawningly 19
- yohimbine 19
Most common
- yesterday
- yardstick
- yellowing
- yellowest
- yodelling
- yearlings
- yearnings
- youngster
- yarmulkes
- yearbooks
Definitions
- yesterday (noun)
- The day immediately before today.
- yardstick (noun)
- A measure or standard used for comparison.
- youngster (noun)
- A young person of either sex.
Words that start with Y come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 47 of the nine-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. YOKOZUNAS is the top scorer here, worth 25 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.
Tips
A blank tile is the most powerful piece on your rack because it stands in for any letter. When you search this list with a blank, the tool underlines the letter the blank replaced so you know which tile to lay down. Spend a blank only when it unlocks a long word or a premium square; using it for a three-letter play is almost always a waste. If you hold two blanks, look for a word from this list that needs both, because a seven-tile play with the bonus outscores nearly everything else.
Questions
How many nine-letter words starting with Y are there?
Our dictionary has 47 nine-letter words starting with Y, of which 18 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 nine-letter words starting with Y?
YOKOZUNAS scores 25 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.