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4-letter words starting with Y and ending with S

Need a 4-letter word that starts with Y and ends with S? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, the everyday words first with their tile points. There are 17 playable words with 4 letters starting with Y and ending with S in Wordtide's English dictionary. The highest-scoring is YUKS, worth 10 points.

  • YAKS9
  • YEWS9
  • YAMS8
  • YAPS8
  • YENS6
  • YUKS10
  • YAWS9
  • YUPS9
  • YIPS8
  • YEAS6
  • YOKS9
  • YOWS9
  • YWIS9
  • YAYS8
  • YOBS8
  • YODS7
  • YINS6

Highest-scoring words with 4 letters starting with Y and ending with S

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

  • YUKS10
  • YAKS9
  • YEWS9
  • YAWS9
  • YUPS9
  • YOKS9
  • YOWS9
  • YWIS9
  • YAMS8
  • YAPS8
  • YIPS8
  • YAYS8

4-letter words starting with Y and ending with S (17)

  • YAKS9
  • YAMS8
  • YAPS8
  • YAWS9
  • YAYS8
  • YEAS6
  • YENS6
  • YEWS9
  • YINS6
  • YIPS8
  • YOBS8
  • YODS7
  • YOKS9
  • YOWS9
  • YUKS10
  • YUPS9
  • YWIS9

How common are they?

17 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.01%) are with 4 letters starting with Y and ending with S. Most of them, 17, have 4 letters.

4-letter words starting with Y, by last letter

Other lengths starting with Y and ending with S

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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Questions

How many words are there with 4 letters starting with Y and ending with S?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 17 words with 4 letters starting with Y and ending with S.

What is the highest-scoring word with 4 letters starting with Y and ending with S?

YUKS, worth 10 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: YAKS (9), YEWS (9) and YAWS (9).

What are the most common words with 4 letters starting with Y and ending with S?

YAKS, YEWS, YAMS, YAPS, YENS and YUKS. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

Yes. Every word listed is valid on Wordtide's English board, a free word game on one endless board shared by players worldwide. Try the Daily Seven for a quick game: no download or sign-up.

Play these words on the shared board

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.