7 Letter Words Starting with Y
There are 91 seven-letter words that start with Y in our word list. The most common are YOUNGER, YELLING and YAPPING. The highest-scoring in Scrabble is YAKKING (19 points).
- Words
- 91
- Top Scrabble word
- YAKKING, 19 pts
- Top Words With Friends word
- YUKKING, 21 pts
- Common words
- 18
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Common seven-letter words that start with Y
The 31 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.
- younger 11/13 used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
- yelling 11/14 uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
- yapping 15/18 (form of yap) bark in a high-pitched tone
- yawning 14/16 gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
- yonkers 14/14
- yanking 15/17 (form of yank) an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
- yakking 19/20 (form of yak) noisy talk
- yellows 13/14 (form of yellow) of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum
- yelping 13/16 a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
- yuppies 14/16 (form of yuppie) a young upwardly mobile professional individual
- yielded 12/12 (form of yield) be the cause or source of
- yearned 11/11 (form of yearn) desire strongly or persistently
- yoghurt 14/14 a custard-like food made from curdled milk
- yeshiva 16/15 an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud)
- yardarm 13/13 either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
- yowling 14/16 (form of yowl) a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
- yummies 14/16 (form of yummy) extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
- yipping 15/18 (form of yip) a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
- yogurts 11/12 (form of yogurt) a custard-like food made from curdled milk
- yardage 12/12 distance measured in the aggregate number of yards
- yodeled 12/12 (form of yodel) a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
- yacking 17/19 (form of yack) noisy talk
- yellowy 16/16
- yodeler 11/11 (form of yodel) a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
- yardman 13/14 worker in a railway yard
- yappers 14/15
- yawping 16/18 (form of yawp) make a raucous noise
- yeggman 14/17
- younker 14/15 a young person (especially a young man or boy)
- youthen 13/13
- yummier 14/16 (form of yummy) extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
All 91 seven-letter words that start with Y
Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points.
- yabbers14/15
- yachted16/15
- yachter15/14
- yacking17/19
- yaffing17/18
- yakkers18/17
- yakking19/20
- yamalka16/17
- yammers14/15
- yamulka16/18
- yanking15/17
- yanquis19/20
- yantras10/10
- yapocks18/19
- yappers14/15
- yapping15/18
- yardage12/12
- yardarm13/13
- yarding12/13
- yardman13/14
- yardmen13/14
- yarners10/10
- yarning11/13
- yarrows13/12
- yashmac17/17
- yashmak19/18
- yasmaks16/16
- yatagan11/12
- yatters10/9
- yaupers12/13
- yauping13/16
- yaupons12/14
- yautias10/10
- yawling14/16
- yawners13/13
- yawning14/16
- yawpers15/15
- yawping16/18
- ycleped15/17
- yealing11/13
- yeaning11/13
- yearend11/11
- yearned11/11
- yearner10/10
- yeasted11/10
- yeelins10/11
- yeggman14/17
- yeggmen14/17
- yellers10/11
- yelling11/14
- yellows13/14
- yellowy16/16
- yelpers12/13
- yelping13/16
- yenning11/14
- yerking15/16
- yeshiva16/15
- yessing11/12
- yestern10/10
- yeuking15/17
- yielded12/12
- yielder11/11
- yippies14/15
- yipping15/18
- yirring11/12
- yobboes14/15
- yocking17/19
- yodeled12/12
- yodeler11/11
- yodlers11/11
- yodling12/14
- yoghurt14/14
- yoginis11/12
- yogurts11/12
- yolkier14/14
- yonkers14/14
- younger11/13
- younker14/15
- youpons12/14
- youthen13/13
- yowlers13/13
- yowling14/16
- yperite12/12
- yttrias10/9
- yttrium12/13
- yuckier16/17
- yucking17/20
- yukking19/21
- yummier14/16
- yummies14/16
- yuppies14/16
Questions people ask
How many seven-letter words that start with Y are there?
Our word list has 91 seven-letter words that start with Y.
Which seven-letter words that start with Y score the most points?
In Scrabble it is YAKKING with 19 points. In Words With Friends it is YUKKING with 21 points. Bonus squares are not counted.
What are common seven-letter words that start with Y?
The most used in everyday English are YOUNGER, YELLING and YAPPING.