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4-letter words starting with Y
Need a 4-letter word that starts with Y? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, the everyday words first with their tile points. There are 69 playable words with 4 letters starting with Y in Wordtide's English dictionary. The highest-scoring is YUCK, worth 12 points.
Popular words with 4 letters starting with Y
- YUCK12
- YAWN9
- YARD7
- YOGA7
- YOUR7
- YARN6
- YEAR6
- YETI6
- YAKS9
- YANK9
- YEWS9
- YOKE9
- YOLK9
- YOWL9
- YAMS8
- YAPS8
- YELP8
- YELL6
Highest-scoring words with 4 letters starting with Y
Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.
- YUCK12
- YAFF12
- YACK11
- YAWP11
- YOCK11
- YUCH11
- YUKS10
- YECH10
- YEUK10
- YAWN9
- YAKS9
- YANK9
4-letter words starting with Y (69)
- YACK11
- YAFF12
- YAGI7
- YAKS9
- YALD7
- YAMS8
- YANG7
- YANK9
- YAPS8
- YARD7
- YARE6
- YARN6
- YAUD8
- YAUP9
- YAWL9
- YAWN9
- YAWP11
- YAWS9
- YAYS8
- YEAH8
- YEAN6
- YEAR6
- YEAS6
- YECH10
- YEGG8
- YELD7
- YELK9
- YELL6
- YELP8
- YENS6
- YERK9
- YETI6
- YETT6
- YEUK10
- YEWS9
- YILL6
- YINS6
- YIPE8
- YIPS8
- YIRD7
- YIRR6
- YLEM8
- YOBS8
- YOCK11
- YODH9
- YODS7
- YOGA7
- YOGH9
- YOGI7
- YOKE9
- YOKS9
- YOLK9
- YOND7
- YONI6
- YORE6
- YOUR7
- YOWE9
- YOWL9
- YOWS9
- YUAN7
- YUCA9
- YUCH11
- YUCK12
- YUGA8
- YUKS10
- YULE7
- YUPS9
- YURT7
- YWIS9
How common are they?
69 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.04%) are with 4 letters starting with Y. Most of them, 69, have 4 letters.
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Related word lists
Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.
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How many words are there with 4 letters starting with Y?
Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 69 words with 4 letters starting with Y.
What is the highest-scoring word with 4 letters starting with Y?
YUCK, worth 12 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: YAFF (12), YACK (11) and YAWP (11).
What are the most common words with 4 letters starting with Y?
YUCK, YAWN, YARD, YOGA, YOUR and YARN. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.
Can I play these words in Wordtide?
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Wordtide is a free word game on one endless board shared by players around the world. Build off anyone's words, claim bonus squares and grow your own island: no download, no sign-up. Every word on this page is valid in the English world.