4 letter words starting with Y

70 words. Add the other letters you know to narrow the list.

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70 words

Best words to try

Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: YEAS, YAKS, YARE, YAWS, YAPS and YEAN. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 63 of the 70 words have none.

Highest-scoring words

  • YACK13 points
  • YAFF13 points
  • YOCK13 points
  • YUCK13 points
  • YAWP12 points

Patterns in this list

The most common second letter is A (19 words), followed by O (17).

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Questions

How many 4 letter words start with Y?

There are 70 4 letter words that start with Y in our word list.

What is the highest scoring 4 letter word that start with Y?

YACK, worth 13 points with standard Scrabble letter values.

Which 4 letter words that start with Y make good guesses?

YEAS, YAKS and YAWS use 4 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.