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8 Letter Words Starting With Y
78 words. That is how many eight-letter words that start with Y our dictionary accepts, 0.3% of all 29,410 eight-letter words. 4 of them are everyday words (yourself, youthful, yearbook, yearling), and only those can be the answer in our daily 8-letter puzzle.
After Y, the most common second letter is A: 29 of these words start with YA. On average a word here has 2.9 vowels, and the most frequent vowel is E (in 54 words). 72% repeat a letter, like youthful. The most common ending is -NG (8 words).
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Common 8-letter words starting with Y (4)
Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.
- yourself
- youthful
- yearbook
- yearling
Tip: try yearling as your next guess. It tests 8 different letters that are common in this group. Since 72% of these words repeat a letter, try a double when nothing else fits.
All 8-letter words starting with Y (78)
From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.
yabbered yachters yachting yachtman yachtmen yahooism yahrzeit yakitori yamalkas yammered yammerer yamulkas yardages yardarms yardbird yardland yardwand yardwork yarmelke yarmulka yarmulke yashmacs yashmaks yatagans yataghan yattered yawmeter yawnings yawpings yealings yeanling yearbook yearends yearlies yearling yearlong yearners yearning yeasayer yeastier yeastily yeasting yellowed yellower yellowly yeomanly yeomanry yeshivah yeshivas yeshivot yestreen yielders yielding yodelers yodeling yodelled yodeller yoghourt yoghurts yokeless yokelish yokemate yokozuna yolkiest youngers youngest youngish younkers yourself youthens youthful yperites ytterbia ytterbic yttriums yuckiest yuletide yummiest
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Frequently asked questions
How many eight-letter words start with Y?
Our dictionary has 78, which is 0.3% of all eight-letter words. 4 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.
What is the most common eight-letter word starting with Y?
Going by how often words appear in everyday English, yourself, followed by youngest and youthful.
What is a good guess from this list?
Try yearling. It has 8 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 72% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.