6 Letter Words Starting with Y

Common six-letter words that start with Y

The 36 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• yellow 12/13 of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum
• yelled 10/11 in a vehement outcry
• yonder 10/10 distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal)
• yogurt 10/11 a custard-like food made from curdled milk
• yippee 13/14
• yanked 14/14 (form of yank) an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
• yearly 12/11 a reference book that is published regularly once every year
• yuppie 13/15 a young upwardly mobile professional individual
• youths 12/11 (form of youth) a young person (especially a young man or boy)
• yokels 13/13 (form of yokel) a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
• yields 10/10 (form of yield) be the cause or source of
• yachts 14/13 (form of yacht) an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
• yeller 9/10 someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
• yearns 9/9 (form of yearn) desire strongly or persistently
• yahoos 12/10 (form of yahoo) a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
• yodels 10/10 (form of yodel) a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
• yippie 13/14
• yeoman 11/12 officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
• yammer 13/14 cry loudly, as of animals
• yelped 12/13 (form of yelp) a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
• yawned 13/13 (form of yawn) an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth
• yatter 9/8
• yakked 18/17 (form of yak) noisy talk
• yapper 13/14 (form of yap) bark in a high-pitched tone
• yeasts 9/8 (form of yeast) a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells
• yapped 14/15 (form of yap) bark in a high-pitched tone
• yawing 13/14 (form of yaw) an erratic deflection from an intended course
• youngs 10/12 (form of young) (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
• yentas 9/9 (form of yenta) (Yiddish) a vulgar shrew
• yuccas 13/15 (form of yucca) any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white…
• yester 9/8
• yeomen 11/12 (form of yeoman) officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
• yacked 16/16 (form of yack) noisy talk
• yarrow 12/11 ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves…
• yawner 12/12 a person who yawns
• yonker 13/13

All 99 six-letter words that start with Y

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