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8-Letter Words Starting with Y (27 words)
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8-Letter Words (27):
yachting (17 points)
One way the rich get soaked?
One way the rich get soaked (wordplay)
Sailing (on a cruise or in races)
Y·4+A·1+C·3+H·4+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 17 pts
yachtman (18 points)
""One who sails a yacht, also YACHTER, YACHTIE""
Y·4+A·1+C·3+H·4+T·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 18 pts
yachtmen (18 points)
Yachtman
Y·4+A·1+C·3+H·4+T·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 18 pts
yardland (13 points)
An English unit of land measure
Y·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2 = 13 pts
yardwand (16 points)
A measuring stick
Y·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+W·4+A·1+N·1+D·2 = 16 pts
yatagans (12 points)
Yatagan
Y·4+A·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts
yataghan (15 points)
Turkish saber.
Turkish saber
Of more use to an offensive Turk than a gay
Y·4+A·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+H·4+A·1+N·1 = 15 pts
yawpings (17 points)
Prattling utterances
Y·4+A·1+W·4+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 17 pts
yealings (12 points)
Yealing
Y·4+E·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 12 pts
yeanling (12 points)
Young of a goat
Newborn.
Y·4+E·1+A·1+N·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
yearends (12 points)
Decembers' final days
Some December magazine lists
Final financials
Y·4+E·1+A·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+D·2+S·1 = 12 pts
yearling (12 points)
Horse that isn't two yet
Animal in its second year
Twelve-month old animal
Y·4+E·1+A·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
yearlong (12 points)
Like many magazine subscriptions
Throughout 1998, for example
Like some contracts
Y·4+E·1+A·1+R·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
yearners (11 points)
They say, "Wait till next year!"
Ones who pine
Victims of longing.
Y·4+E·1+A·1+R·1+N·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
yearning (12 points)
Longing (for something)
Longing to see youth leader winning
Desire new head to lead study
Y·4+E·1+A·1+R·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
yeasting (12 points)
In a ferment.
Y·4+E·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
yeomanly (16 points)
Staunch and dependable
Loyal, staunch, and sturdy
Y·4+E·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+L·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
yeomanry (16 points)
A body of smaller freeholders (hist.)
Class of freeholders (historical)
Freeholders' money Ray distributed
Y·4+E·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+R·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
yestreen (11 points)
Last evening Poet
Last evening: Poet.
Someone we both know in a Victorian novel
Y·4+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+E·1+N·1 = 11 pts
yielding (13 points)
Backing down would be soft!
Is this forgiving (wordplay)
Inclined to give in
Y·4+I·1+E·1+L·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
yodeling (13 points)
Higher calling (wordplay)
Mountain air (wordplay)
Airs from on high (wordplay)
Y·4+O·1+D·2+E·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
yokozuna (24 points)
Highest rank in sumo
Highest sumo rank
Y·4+O·1+K·5+O·1+Z·10+U·1+N·1+A·1 = 24 pts
youngers (12 points)
Younger
Y·4+O·1+U·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts
youngest (12 points)
Like the runt, often
Like Nick of the Jonas Brothers
Adjective for a cadet
Y·4+O·1+U·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
youngish (15 points)
Childish of you to sign over hotel
Not very old
Fairly youthful
Y·4+O·1+U·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+H·4 = 15 pts
younkers (15 points)
Younker
Y·4+O·1+U·1+N·1+K·5+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 15 pts
youthens (14 points)
Youthen
Y·4+O·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+S·1 = 14 pts

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