4 letter words that start with Y
119 four-letter words begin with Y.
Every four-letter word that begins with Y in SOWPODS: 119 words, grouped by second letter with the Scrabble score on each. Useful for crosswords, Wordscapes and building onto a Y already on the board.
- YAAR7
- YABA9
- YACK13
- YADS8
- YAFF13
- YAGI8
- YAGS8
- YAHS10
- YAKS11
- YALD8
- YALE7
- YAMS9
- YANG8
- YANK11
- YAPP11
- YAPS9
- YARD8
- YARE7
- YARK11
- YARN7
- YARR7
- YATE7
- YAUD8
- YAUP9
- YAWL10
- YAWN10
- YAWP12
- YAWS10
- YAWY13
- YAYS10
- YBET9
- YEAD8
- YEAH10
- YEAN7
- YEAR7
- YEAS7
- YEBO9
- YECH12
- YEDE8
- YEED8
- YEGG9
- YELD8
- YELK11
- YELL7
- YELM9
- YELP9
- YELT7
- YENS7
- YEPS9
- YERD8
- YERK11
- YESK11
- YEST7
- YETI7
- YETT7
- YEUK11
- YEVE10
- YEWS10
- YGOE8
- YIDS8
- YIKE11
- YILL7
- YINS7
- YIPE9
- YIPS9
- YIRD8
- YIRK11
- YIRR7
- YITE7
- YLEM9
- YLKE11
- YMPE11
- YMPT11
- YOBS9
- YOCK13
- YODE8
- YODH11
- YODS8
- YOGA8
- YOGH11
- YOGI8
- YOKE11
- YOKS11
- YOLD8
- YOLK11
- YOMP11
- YOND8
- YONI7
- YONT7
- YOOF10
- YOOP9
- YORE7
- YORK11
- YORP9
- YOUK11
- YOUR7
- YOUS7
- YOWE10
- YOWL10
- YOWS10
- YUAN7
- YUCA9
- YUCH12
- YUCK13
- YUFT10
- YUGA8
- YUGS8
- YUKE11
- YUKO11
- YUKS11
- YUKY14
- YULE7
- YUMP11
- YUNX14
- YUPS9
- YURT7
- YUTZ16
- YUZU16
- YWIS10
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119 four-letter words that begin with Y
119 of the 5,454 four-letter words in SOWPODS start with Y, which is 2.2% of the list. That makes Y the 20th most common opening letter for four-letter words.
The most common second letters are A (30) and E (27). Most of the words end in S (24), with E next at 17.
19 repeat a letter, like YAAR and YABA, and 100 use four different letters. The top scorer is YUTZ at 16 points in Scrabble, followed by YUZU on 16.
Questions about four-letter words starting with Y
How many four-letter words start with Y?
There are 119 four-letter words that start with Y in the SOWPODS dictionary, out of 5,454 four-letter words in total.
Which four-letter word starting with Y scores the most in Scrabble?
YUTZ is worth 16 points, the highest of the 119 words in this list.
What is the most common second letter in four-letter words that start with Y?
A is the most common second letter, with 30 words (YA...).
Are all of these words valid in Scrabble?
Every word comes from SOWPODS, the international Scrabble word list. If you play North American Scrabble or Words With Friends, a few of the rarer entries may not be accepted.