4 Letter Words Starting with Y
There are 70 four-letter words that start with Y in our word list. The most common are YOUR, YEAH and YEAR. The highest-scoring in Scrabble is YUCK (13 points).
- Words
- 70
- Top Scrabble word
- YUCK, 13 pts
- Top Words With Friends word
- YUCK, 14 pts
- Common words
- 32
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Common four-letter words that start with Y
The 43 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.
- your 7/7
- yeah 10/8 not only so, but
- year 7/6 a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
- yard 8/7 a unit of length equal to 3 feet
- yell 7/8 a loud utterance
- yang 8/9 the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
- yank 11/11 an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
- yoga 8/8 discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is…
- yuck 13/14
- yuan 7/8 the basic unit of money in China
- yarn 7/7 the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
- yawn 10/10 an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth
- yams 9/9 (form of yam) edible tuber of any of several yams
- yogi 8/8 United States baseball player (born 1925)
- yoke 11/10 fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
- yolk 11/11 the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen
- yule 7/8 period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
- yean 7/7
- yech 12/11
- yeti 7/6 a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas
- yore 7/6 time long past
- yawp 12/12 make a raucous noise
- yawl 10/10 a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
- yare 7/6
- yips 9/9 nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts)
- yeas 7/6 (form of yea) an affirmative
- yaps 9/9 (form of yap) bark in a high-pitched tone
- yelp 9/10 a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
- yaks 11/10 (form of yak) noisy talk
- yack 13/13 noisy talk
- yegg 9/10
- yuca 9/10
- yoni 7/7
- yuks 11/11
- yens 7/7 (form of yen) a yearning for something or to do something
- yond 8/8
- yids 8/7 (form of yid) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew
- yipe 9/9
- yurt 7/7 a circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting
- yagi 8/8 a sharply directional antenna
- yaws 10/9 an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages
- yowl 10/10 a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
- yows 10/9
All 70 four-letter words that start with Y
Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points.
- yack13/13
- yaff13/12
- yagi8/8
- yaks11/10
- yald8/8
- yams9/9
- yang8/9
- yank11/11
- yaps9/9
- yard8/7
- yare7/6
- yarn7/7
- yaud8/8
- yaup9/10
- yawl10/10
- yawn10/10
- yawp12/12
- yaws10/9
- yays10/8
- yeah10/8
- yean7/7
- year7/6
- yeas7/6
- yech12/11
- yegg9/10
- yeld8/8
- yelk11/11
- yell7/8
- yelp9/10
- yens7/7
- yerk11/10
- yeti7/6
- yett7/6
- yeuk11/11
- yews10/9
- yids8/7
- yill7/8
- yins7/7
- yipe9/9
- yips9/9
- yird8/7
- yirr7/6
- ylem9/10
- yobs9/9
- yock13/13
- yodh11/9
- yods8/7
- yoga8/8
- yogh11/10
- yogi8/8
- yoke11/10
- yoks11/10
- yolk11/11
- yond8/8
- yoni7/7
- yore7/6
- your7/7
- yowe10/9
- yowl10/10
- yows10/9
- yuan7/8
- yuca9/10
- yuch12/12
- yuck13/14
- yuga8/9
- yuks11/11
- yule7/8
- yups9/10
- yurt7/7
- ywis10/9
Questions people ask
How many four-letter words that start with Y are there?
Our word list has 70 four-letter words that start with Y.
Which four-letter words that start with Y score the most points?
In Scrabble it is YUCK with 13 points. In Words With Friends it is YUCK with 14 points. Bonus squares are not counted.
What are common four-letter words that start with Y?
The most used in everyday English are YOUR, YEAH and YEAR.