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7-letter words starting with Y

There are 91 7-letter words starting with Y in the standard word-game list. The most common are yelling, younger, yawning, yapping, yelping, yoghurt.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
yellinguttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement11
youngerused of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father11
yawninggaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something14
yappingA sound that yaps, especially the continued barking of a small dog.15
yelpinga sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)13
yoghurta custard-like food made from curdled milk14
yellowsPlural of yellow13
yowlingA sound that yowls.14
yippingA sound that yips.15
yeshivaan academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud)16
yachterA person who sails in yachts.15
yardagedistance measured in the aggregate number of yards12
yardarmeither end of the yard of a square-rigged ship13
yardmana male worker in a railway yard13
yashmacthe face veil worn by Muslim women17
yashmakthe face veil worn by Muslim women19
yawpingLoud or coarse talk16
yealingSomeone who is the same age as oneself.11
yearendThe end of a year, especially a financial year.11
yearnera person with a strong desire for something10
yeastedTreated with yeast; fermented.11
yeggmanA person who breaks open safes, a burglar; a yegg.14
yellowySomewhat yellow; yellowish.16
yesternOf or pertaining to yesterday.10
yieldera person who yields or surrenders11
yodelerOne who sings so that their voice fluctuates rapidly between their normal chest voice and a falsetto, one…11
younkera young person (especially a young man or boy)14
youthenTo make younger or more youthful.13
yttriuma silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys12
yummiesDelicious foods14

All 91 words

  • yelling
  • younger
  • yawning
  • yapping
  • yelping
  • yoghurt
  • yellows
  • yowling
  • yipping
  • yeshiva
  • yabbers
  • yachted
  • yachter
  • yacking
  • yaffing
  • yakkers
  • yakking
  • yamalka
  • yammers
  • yamulka
  • yanking
  • yanquis
  • yantras
  • yapocks
  • yappers
  • yardage
  • yardarm
  • yarding
  • yardman
  • yardmen
  • yarners
  • yarning
  • yarrows
  • yashmac
  • yashmak
  • yasmaks
  • yatagan
  • yatters
  • yaupers
  • yauping
  • yaupons
  • yautias
  • yawling
  • yawners
  • yawpers
  • yawping
  • ycleped
  • yealing
  • yeaning
  • yearend
  • yearned
  • yearner
  • yeasted
  • yeelins
  • yeggman
  • yeggmen
  • yellers
  • yellowy
  • yelpers
  • yenning
  • yerking
  • yessing
  • yestern
  • yeuking
  • yielded
  • yielder
  • yippies
  • yirring
  • yobboes
  • yocking
  • yodeled
  • yodeler
  • yodlers
  • yodling
  • yoginis
  • yogurts
  • yolkier
  • yonkers
  • younker
  • youpons
  • youthen
  • yowlers
  • yperite
  • yttrias
  • yttrium
  • yuckier
  • yucking
  • yukking
  • yummier
  • yummies
  • yuppies