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8-letter words starting with Y
Need a 8-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 76 playable words with 8 letters starting with Y in Wordtide's English dictionary. The highest-scoring is YOKOZUNA, worth 22 points.
Popular words with 8 letters starting with Y
- YOURSELF14
- YOUNGEST12
- YOUTHFUL17
- YACHTING15
- YELLOWED14
- YELLOWER13
- YIELDING12
- YODELING12
- YODELLED12
- YEARLING11
- YEARNING11
- YEARLIES10
- YARMULKE16
- YESHIVAS16
- YUCKIEST16
- YAMMERED15
- YEARBOOK15
- YUMMIEST15
Highest-scoring words with 8 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.
- YOKOZUNA22
- YAHRZEIT20
- YESHIVAH18
- YOUTHFUL17
- YARDWORK17
- YASHMAKS17
- YARMULKE16
- YESHIVAS16
- YUCKIEST16
- YACHTMAN16
- YACHTMEN16
- YAMULKAS16
8-letter words starting with Y (76)
- YABBERED15
- YACHTERS14
- YACHTING15
- YACHTMAN16
- YACHTMEN16
- YAHOOISM14
- YAHRZEIT20
- YAKITORI13
- YAMALKAS15
- YAMMERED15
- YAMMERER14
- YAMULKAS16
- YARDAGES12
- YARDARMS13
- YARDBIRD14
- YARDLAND12
- YARDWAND15
- YARDWORK17
- YARMELKE15
- YARMULKE16
- YASHMACS16
- YASHMAKS17
- YATAGANS11
- YATAGHAN13
- YATTERED11
- YAWMETER15
- YAWPINGS16
- YEALINGS11
- YEANLING11
- YEARBOOK15
- YEARENDS11
- YEARLIES10
- YEARLING11
- YEARLONG11
- YEARNERS10
- YEARNING11
- YEASAYER12
- YEASTIER10
- YEASTILY12
- YEASTING11
- YELLOWED14
- YELLOWER13
- YELLOWLY15
- YEOMANLY14
- YEOMANRY14
- YESHIVAH18
- YESHIVAS16
- YESHIVOT16
- YESTREEN10
- YIELDERS11
- YIELDING12
- YODELERS11
- YODELING12
- YODELLED12
- YODELLER11
- YOGHOURT14
- YOGHURTS14
- YOKELESS13
- YOKELISH15
- YOKEMATE15
- YOKOZUNA22
- YOLKIEST13
- YOUNGERS12
- YOUNGEST12
- YOUNGISH14
- YOUNKERS14
- YOURSELF14
- YOUTHENS13
- YOUTHFUL17
- YPERITES12
- YTTERBIA12
- YTTERBIC14
- YTTRIUMS13
- YUCKIEST16
- YULETIDE12
- YUMMIEST15
How common are they?
76 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.05%) are with 8 letters starting with Y. Most of them, 76, have 8 letters.
Other lengths starting with Y
8-letter words starting with other letters
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- Starting with X
- Starting with Z
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 8 letters starting with Y?
Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 76 words with 8 letters starting with Y.
What is the highest-scoring word with 8 letters starting with Y?
YOKOZUNA, worth 22 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: YAHRZEIT (20), YESHIVAH (18) and YOUTHFUL (17).
What are the most common words with 8 letters starting with Y?
YOURSELF, YOUNGEST, YOUTHFUL, YACHTING, YELLOWED and YELLOWER. 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.