4-letter words starting with Y

This list has 69 words with 4 letters that start with Y. The top three words by score are yack (13 points), yaff (13 points) and yock (13 points). None of them uses J, Q, X or Z. The most common last letter is S, with 17 words, and the average score is 9.1 points.

Showing all 69 words.

Words are sorted by Scrabble score, then A to Z. The number after each word is its score.

  • yack 13
  • yaff 13
  • yock 13
  • yuck 13
  • yawp 12
  • yech 12
  • yuch 12
  • yaks 11
  • yank 11
  • yelk 11
  • yerk 11
  • yeuk 11
  • yodh 11
  • yogh 11
  • yoke 11
  • yoks 11
  • yolk 11
  • yuks 11
  • yawl 10
  • yawn 10
  • yaws 10
  • yays 10
  • yeah 10
  • yews 10
  • yowe 10
  • yowl 10
  • yows 10
  • ywis 10
  • yams 9
  • yaps 9
  • yaup 9
  • yegg 9
  • yelp 9
  • yipe 9
  • yips 9
  • ylem 9
  • yobs 9
  • yuca 9
  • yups 9
  • yagi 8
  • yald 8
  • yang 8
  • yard 8
  • yaud 8
  • yeld 8
  • yird 8
  • yods 8
  • yoga 8
  • yogi 8
  • yond 8
  • yuga 8
  • yare 7
  • yarn 7
  • yean 7
  • year 7
  • yeas 7
  • yell 7
  • yens 7
  • yeti 7
  • yett 7
  • yill 7
  • yins 7
  • yirr 7
  • yoni 7
  • yore 7
  • your 7
  • yuan 7
  • yule 7
  • yurt 7