Six-letter words starting with Y
99 six-letter words begin with the letter Y. The complete list is below in alphabetical order, grouped by second letter so you can scan straight to the ones that fit your puzzle.
Most common six-letter words starting with Y
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- yellow
- yearly
- yields
- yachts
- youths
- yogurt
- yelled
- youngs
- yonder
- yarrow
- yeoman
- yippee
- yanked
- yeasts
- yuppie
- yantra
- yearns
- yawned
- yahoos
- yeller
- yippie
- yester
- yelped
- yeomen
Highest-scoring six-letter words starting with Y
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- yakked 18
- yanqui 18
- yukked 18
- yakker 17
- yapock 17
- yacked 16
- yaffed 16
- yecchs 16
- yocked 16
- yucked 16
- yapoks 15
- yasmak 15
- yawped 15
- yoicks 15
- yachts 14
- yanked 14
- yapped 14
- yawper 14
- yerked 14
- yeuked 14
- yipped 14
- yoking 14
- yolked 14
- yabber 13
All 99 six-letter words starting with Y
YA 38
- yabber
- yachts
- yacked
- yaffed
- yagers
- yahoos
- yairds
- yakked
- yakker
- yamens
- yammer
- yamuns
- yanked
- yanqui
- yantra
- yapock
- yapoks
- yapons
- yapped
- yapper
- yarded
- yarely
- yarest
- yarned
- yarner
- yarrow
- yasmak
- yatter
- yauped
- yauper
- yaupon
- yautia
- yawing
- yawled
- yawned
- yawner
- yawped
- yawper
YC 1
- yclept
YE 23
- yeaned
- yearly
- yearns
- yeasts
- yeasty
- yecchs
- yeelin
- yelled
- yeller
- yellow
- yelped
- yelper
- yenned
- yentas
- yentes
- yeoman
- yeomen
- yerbas
- yerked
- yessed
- yesses
- yester
- yeuked
YI 6
- yields
- yipped
- yippee
- yippie
- yirred
- yirths
YO 23
- yobbos
- yocked
- yodels
- yodled
- yodler
- yodles
- yogees
- yogini
- yogins
- yogurt
- yoicks
- yokels
- yoking
- yolked
- yonder
- yonker
- youngs
- youpon
- youths
- yowies
- yowing
- yowled
- yowler
YT 2
- yttria
- yttric
YU 6
- yuccas
- yucked
- yukked
- yulans
- yupons
- yuppie
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Common questions
How many six-letter words start with Y?
There are 99 six-letter words beginning with Y, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common six-letter words starting with Y?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: yellow, yearly, yields, yachts, youths, yogurt, yelled, youngs. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring six-letter word starting with Y in Scrabble?
yakked scores 18 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.