47 words
9-letter words starting with Y
47 words.
- yokozunas25
- yahrzeits24
- yeshivahs21
- yeshivoth21
- yardworks20
- yachtsman19
- yachtsmen19
- yardstick19
- yawningly19
- yohimbine19
- yachtings18
- yarmelkes18
- yarmulkes18
- yearbooks18
- yellowfin18
- yellowish18
- yokemates18
- yabbering17
- yahooisms17
- yammering17
- yardwands17
- yawmeters17
- yakitoris16
- yammerers16
- yardbirds16
- yataghans16
- yellowing16
- yesterday16
- yoghourts16
- youthened16
- ytterbium16
- yeasayers15
- yellowest15
- yardlands14
- yodelling14
- youngling14
- ytterbias14
- yattering13
- yeanlings13
- yearlings13
- yearnings13
- yodellers13
- youngness13
- youngster13
- yuletides13
- yeastiest12
- yestreens12
How this list is built
- Every word here comes from ENABLE, a lexicon released to the public domain — 172,823 words. It is the list this site can legally publish in full, and it is stated openly rather than implied.
- The tournament lists — TWL/OWL in North America, Collins/SOWPODS elsewhere — are copyrighted compilations. They are not used here and not merged in. A small number of words will therefore differ from what a given game accepts.
- Scores use the standard tile values (A=1 … Q=10, Z=10) and ignore board bonuses, which depend on where you place the word, not on the word itself.
- Lists are ordered by score, then alphabetically — the order that is useful when you are choosing a play, rather than alphabetical for its own sake.
SOURCE·ENABLE (Enhanced North American Benchmark Lexicon)·Public domain. 172,823 words. Tournament lists (TWL, Collins) are copyrighted and not used.·REVIEWED AUG 2026
SOURCE·ENABLE public-domain lexicon (172,823 words)·lists and scores computed from the lexicon, see method·REVIEWED AUG 2026
