9-letter words starting with Y

Are you looking for 9-letter words that start with Y that you can play in Scrabble? The list below contains 90 words that are nine letters long, starting with Y.

You can also find words of different lengths that start in Y by using the links below. We have words in our dictionary ranging from 2-15 letters in length.

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Word Points US Intl.
1 YABBERING 17 ✅ ✅
2 YACHTINGS 18 ✅ ✅
3 YACHTSMAN 19 ✅ ✅
4 YACHTSMEN 19 ✅ ✅
5 YAHOOISMS 17 ✅ ✅
6 YAHRZEITS 24 ✅ ✅
7 YAKIMONOS 18 ✅ ❌
8 YAKITORIS 16 ✅ ✅
9 YAMMERERS 16 ✅ ✅
10 YAMMERING 17 ✅ ✅
11 YAPPINGLY 20 ✅ ✅
12 YARDBIRDS 16 ✅ ✅
13 YARDLANDS 14 ✅ ✅
14 YARDLIGHT 17 ❌ ✅
15 YARDSTICK 19 ✅ ✅
16 YARDWANDS 17 ✅ ✅
17 YARDWORKS 20 ✅ ✅
18 YARMELKES 18 ✅ ✅
19 YARMULKAS 18 ✅ ✅
20 YARMULKES 18 ✅ ✅
21 YARRAMANS 14 ✅ ❌
22 YATAGHANS 16 ✅ ✅
23 YATTERING 13 ✅ ✅
24 YAWMETERS 17 ✅ ✅
25 YAWNINGLY 19 ✅ ✅
26 YCLEEPING 17 ✅ ❌
27 YEANLINGS 13 ✅ ✅
28 YEARBOOKS 18 ✅ ✅
29 YEARLINGS 13 ✅ ✅
30 YEARNINGS 13 ✅ ✅
31 YEASAYERS 15 ✅ ✅
32 YEASTIEST 12 ✅ ✅
33 YEASTLESS 12 ✅ ✅
34 YEASTLIKE 16 ✅ ✅
35 YELDRINGS 14 ✅ ❌
36 YELDROCKS 19 ✅ ❌
37 YELLOCHED 18 ✅ ❌
38 YELLOWEST 15 ✅ ✅
39 YELLOWFIN 18 ✅ ✅
40 YELLOWIER 15 ✅ ❌
41 YELLOWING 16 ✅ ✅
42 YELLOWISH 18 ✅ ✅
43 YERSINIAE 12 ✅ ❌
44 YERSINIAS 12 ✅ ❌
45 YESHIVAHS 21 ✅ ✅
46 YESHIVOTH 21 ✅ ✅
47 YESTERDAY 16 ✅ ✅
48 YESTEREVE 15 ✅ ✅
49 YESTREENS 12 ✅ ✅
50 YICKERING 19 ✅ ❌
51 YIELDABLE 15 ✅ ✅
52 YIELDINGS 14 ✅ ❌
53 YIKKERING 21 ✅ ❌
54 YINGYANGS 17 ❌ ✅
55 YOBBERIES 16 ✅ ✅
56 YOBBISHLY 22 ✅ ❌
57 YODELINGS 14 ❌ ❌
58 YODELLERS 13 ✅ ✅
59 YODELLING 14 ✅ ✅
60 YOGHOURTS 16 ✅ ✅
61 YOHIMBINE 19 ✅ ✅
62 YOICKSING 19 ✅ ❌
63 YOKEMATES 18 ✅ ✅
64 YOKOZUNAS 25 ✅ ✅
65 YOLDRINGS 14 ✅ ❌
66 YOTTABYTE 17 ✅ ✅
67 YOUNGLING 14 ✅ ✅
68 YOUNGNESS 13 ✅ ✅
69 YOUNGSTER 13 ✅ ✅
70 YOUNGTHLY 19 ✅ ❌
71 YOUTHENED 16 ✅ ✅
72 YOUTHHEAD 19 ✅ ❌
73 YOUTHHOOD 19 ✅ ❌
74 YOUTHIEST 15 ✅ ❌
75 YOUTHLESS 15 ✅ ❌
76 YOUTHSOME 17 ✅ ❌
77 YRAVISHED 19 ✅ ❌
78 YSHENDING 17 ✅ ❌
79 YTTERBIAS 14 ✅ ✅
80 YTTERBITE 14 ✅ ❌
81 YTTERBIUM 16 ✅ ✅
82 YTTERBOUS 14 ✅ ✅
83 YUCKINESS 18 ✅ ✅
84 YULETIDES 13 ✅ ✅
85 YUMMINESS 16 ✅ ✅
86 YUPPIEDOM 19 ✅ ✅
87 YUPPIEISH 19 ✅ ✅
88 YUPPIFIED 20 ✅ ✅
89 YUPPIFIES 19 ✅ ✅
90 YUPPYDOMS 22 ❌ ✅

Scrabble score table

The table below covers how many points each letter will give you when playing a game of Scrabble. The most common letters are worth one point, and the rarest letters are worth 8-10 points.

You can use our Scrabble tools to help you learn and remember words which contain the rare letters to make sure you get the highest score possible!

Score Letters
1 AEIOULNRST
2 DG
3 BCMP
4 FHVWY
5 K
8 JX
10 QZ

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