76 words
8-letter words starting with Y
76 words.
- yokozuna24
- yahrzeit23
- yashmaks20
- yeshivah20
- yardwork19
- yachtman18
- yachtmen18
- yashmacs18
- yokelish18
- yachting17
- yamalkas17
- yamulkas17
- yarmelke17
- yarmulke17
- yawpings17
- yearbook17
- yellowly17
- yeshivas17
- yeshivot17
- yokemate17
- youthful17
- yuckiest17
- yabbered16
- yachters16
- yahooism16
- yammered16
- yardwand16
- yawmeter16
- yeomanly16
- yeomanry16
- yakitori15
- yammerer15
- yardbird15
- yataghan15
- yellowed15
- yoghourt15
- yoghurts15
- yokeless15
- yolkiest15
- youngish15
- younkers15
- ytterbic15
- yummiest15
- yardarms14
- yeasayer14
- yeastily14
- yellower14
- yourself14
- youthens14
- yardages13
- yardland13
- yielding13
- yodeling13
- yodelled13
- yperites13
- ytterbia13
- yttriums13
- yatagans12
- yattered12
- yealings12
- yeanling12
- yearends12
- yearling12
- yearlong12
- yearning12
- yeasting12
- yielders12
- yodelers12
- yodeller12
- youngers12
- youngest12
- yuletide12
- yearlies11
- yearners11
- yeastier11
- yestreen11
How this list is built
- Every word here comes from ENABLE, a lexicon released to the public domain — 172,823 words. It is the list this site can legally publish in full, and it is stated openly rather than implied.
- The tournament lists — TWL/OWL in North America, Collins/SOWPODS elsewhere — are copyrighted compilations. They are not used here and not merged in. A small number of words will therefore differ from what a given game accepts.
- Scores use the standard tile values (A=1 … Q=10, Z=10) and ignore board bonuses, which depend on where you place the word, not on the word itself.
- Lists are ordered by score, then alphabetically — the order that is useful when you are choosing a play, rather than alphabetical for its own sake.
SOURCE·ENABLE (Enhanced North American Benchmark Lexicon)·Public domain. 172,823 words. Tournament lists (TWL, Collins) are copyrighted and not used.·REVIEWED AUG 2026
SOURCE·ENABLE public-domain lexicon (172,823 words)·lists and scores computed from the lexicon, see method·REVIEWED AUG 2026
