Starting With Y
6 words · highest scoring is yearbook at 17 points
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About 8 Letter Words Starting With Y
There are 6 eight letter words starting with Y in our dictionary. The highest scoring is yearbook at 17 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 6 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — YEARBOOK, YIELDING, YOURSELF among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
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8 Letter Words Starting With Y at a Glance
Highest Scoring 8 Letter Words Starting With Y
- yearbook17
- youthful17
- yourself14
- yielding13
- yearning12
- youngest12
Common 8 Letter Words Starting With Y
- yearbook17
- yearning12
- yielding13
- youngest12
- yourself14
- youthful17
8 Letter Words Starting With Y by Last Letter
8 Letter Words Starting With Y Defined
- yearbookNoun · 17 points
- an annual publication giving current information and listing events or aspects of the previous year, especially in a particular field
- yearningNoun · 12 points
- a feeling of intense longing for something
- yieldingAdjective · 13 points
- (of a substance or object) giving way under pressure; not hard or rigid
- youngestAdjective · 12 points
- having lived or existed for only a short time
- yourselfPronoun · 14 points
- used to refer to the person being addressed as the object of a verb or preposition when they are also the subject of the clause
- youthfulAdjective · 17 points
- young or seeming young
8 Letter Words Starting With Y: Questions
How many eight letter words starting with Y are there?
There are 6 eight letter words starting with Y in our dictionary, and 6 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among eight letter words starting with Y?
YEARBOOK is the highest scoring option at 17 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common eight letter words starting with Y?
YEARBOOK, YIELDING, YOURSELF are among the most familiar eight letter words starting with Y. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these eight letter words starting with Y valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.