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3-letter words starting with Y
There are 27 3-letter words starting with Y in the standard word-game list. The most common are you, yes, yet, yep, yup, yay.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| you | The people spoken, or written to, as an object. | 6 |
| yes | an affirmative | 6 |
| yet | up to the present time | 6 |
| yep | Yes. | 8 |
| yup | A yes; an affirmative answer. | 8 |
| yay | a branch of the Tai languages, spoken in South and southwest Guizhou Province, Guizhou-Yunnan plateau,… | 9 |
| yen | a yearning for something or to do something | 6 |
| yea | yes | 6 |
| yah | Yes. | 9 |
| yum | Indicating delight at the flavor of food. | 8 |
| yin | the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology | 6 |
| yeh | Pronunciation spelling of you. | 9 |
| yak | noisy talk | 10 |
| yip | a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog) | 8 |
| yam | edible tuber of any of several yams | 8 |
| yap | informal terms for the mouth | 8 |
| yon | distant but within sight (‘yon’ is dialectal) | 6 |
| yuk | An exuberant laugh. | 10 |
| yow | Expression of pain; ouch. | 9 |
| yar | To snarl; to gnar. | 6 |
| yew | wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for… | 9 |
| yod | A palatal approximant, /j/. | 7 |
| yaw | an erratic deflection from an intended course | 9 |
| yid | (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew | 7 |
| yob | a cruel and brutal fellow | 8 |
| yok | A non-Jew; a Gentile. | 10 |