How many 4 letter words start with Y?

There are 70 4-letter words beginning with Y in our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

Are these 4-letter Y words valid in Scrabble?

Not necessarily. This site uses the open ENABLE word list, not an official tournament dictionary.

4 Letter Words Starting With Y

Every 4-letter word starting with Y in our dictionary (70 in total), sorted by Scrabble score. Use the Word Finder to add an ending letter or a Wordle-style pattern.

70 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

yack13 yaff13 yock13 yuck13 yawp12 yech12 yuch12 yaks11 yank11 yelk11 yerk11 yeuk11 yodh11 yogh11 yoke11 yoks11 yolk11 yuks11 yawl10 yawn10 yaws10 yays10 yeah10 yews10 yowe10 yowl10 yows10 ywis10 yams9 yaps9 yaup9 yegg9 yelp9 yipe9 yips9 ylem9 yobs9 yuca9 yups9 yagi8 yald8 yang8 yard8 yaud8 yeld8 yids8 yird8 yods8 yoga8 yogi8 yond8 yuga8 yare7 yarn7 yean7 year7 yeas7 yell7 yens7 yeti7 yett7 yill7 yins7 yirr7 yoni7 yore7 your7 yuan7 yule7 yurt7

Using 4-letter words starting with Y

Pinning both the length and the opening letter narrows the field fast — handy for a Wordle guess, a tight Scrabble lane, or a crossword slot with a known first letter. The highest-scoring plays sit at the top of the list above.

4 Letter Words Starting With Y

Using 4-letter words starting with Y

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