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2-Letter Words Starting with Y (55 words)
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4-Letter Words (3):
yins (7 points)
Counterparts of yangs
Yangs' counterparts
Chinese weights
Y·4+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 7 pts
yips (9 points)
Sounds from squeaky toys (wordplay)
Cat alarms (wordplay)
Athlete's woe (with "the")
Y·4+I·1+P·3+S·1 = 9 pts
ywis (10 points)
Certainly Archaic.
Certainly: Archaic.
Y·4+W·4+I·1+S·1 = 10 pts
5-Letter Words (9):
yagis (9 points)
Directional antenna arrays
Y·4+A·1+G·2+I·1+S·1 = 9 pts
yetis (8 points)
Himalayan hazards (wordplay)
Bigfoot's family (wordplay)
Himalayan heavies (wordplay)
Y·4+E·1+T·1+I·1+S·1 = 8 pts
yikes (12 points)
Gosh! - Oh no!
Key is lost? That's awful!
That can't be good!
Y·4+I·1+K·5+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
yills (8 points)
Yill
Y·4+I·1+L·1+L·1+S·1 = 8 pts
yipes (10 points)
Oh my goodness!
This is looking bad!
Holy cow! This could be bad!
Y·4+I·1+P·3+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
yirds (9 points)
Yird
Y·4+I·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 9 pts
yirrs (8 points)
Yirr
Y·4+I·1+R·1+R·1+S·1 = 8 pts
yogis (9 points)
Bear and Berra
They help get your asanas in shape
Seekers of the universal soul.
Y·4+O·1+G·2+I·1+S·1 = 9 pts
yonis (8 points)
Yoni
Y·4+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1 = 8 pts
6-Letter Words (6):
yairds (10 points)
Yaird
Y·4+A·1+I·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 10 pts
yields (10 points)
Gives in (to)
Surrenders as harvests (wordplay)
Harvests from seeds, say
Y·4+I·1+E·1+L·1+D·2+S·1 = 10 pts
yirths (12 points)
Yirth
Y·4+I·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+S·1 = 12 pts
yogins (10 points)
Indian ascetics.
Y·4+O·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 10 pts
yoicks (15 points)
Fox-hunting cry.
Fox-hunter's cry
Outcry of those who join the chase
Y·4+O·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 15 pts
yowies (12 points)
Yowie
Y·4+O·1+W·4+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
7-Letter Words (8):
yanquis (19 points)
Yanqui
Y·4+A·1+N·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+S·1 = 19 pts
yautias (10 points)
Yautia
Y·4+A·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 10 pts
yeelins (10 points)
Yeelin
Y·4+E·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 10 pts
yippies (14 points)
Radical young activists Slang
Jerry Rubin followers
Radical young activists: Slang
Y·4+I·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
yoginis (11 points)
Yogini
Y·4+O·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1 = 11 pts
yttrias (10 points)
Yttria
Y·4+T·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 10 pts
yummies (14 points)
Yummy
Y·4+U·1+M·3+M·3+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
yuppies (14 points)
1980s young and upwardly mobile
Young city professionals
Demographic nickname coined in the 1980s
Y·4+U·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
8-Letter Words (7):
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
yearlies (11 points)
Almanacs, for instance
Almanacs, calendars, etc.
Some vet appointments
Y·4+E·1+A·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
yeshivas (17 points)
Places to study the Talmud
Places where the Torah is studied
Some religious schools
Y·4+E·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+V·4+A·1+S·1 = 17 pts
yielders (12 points)
White-flag wavers
Polite drivers, at merges
Uncle-sayers
Y·4+I·1+E·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts
yperites (13 points)
Yperite
Y·4+P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
yttriums (13 points)
Yttrium
Y·4+T·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3+S·1 = 13 pts
9-Letter Words (11):
yachtings (18 points)
Yachting
Y·4+A·1+C·3+H·4+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 18 pts
yahooisms (17 points)
Yahooism
Y·4+A·1+H·4+O·1+O·1+I·1+S·1+M·3+S·1 = 17 pts
yahrzeits (24 points)
Yahrzeit
Y·4+A·1+H·4+R·1+Z·10+E·1+I·1+T·1+S·1 = 24 pts
yakitoris (16 points)
Yakitori
Y·4+A·1+K·5+I·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1 = 16 pts
yardbirds (16 points)
Cons, slangily Quarterback (nonverbal)
The Bee Gees' Saturday sweat
Cons in a pen
Y·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+B·3+I·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 16 pts
yeanlings (13 points)
Yeanling
Y·4+E·1+A·1+N·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 13 pts
yearlings (13 points)
Annual thoroughbreds (wordplay)
Racehorses in their second year
Certain race horses
Y·4+E·1+A·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 13 pts
yearnings (13 points)
Desires Japanese income (wordplay)
They're longing for wages at last
Hankerings for last of daily bread
Y·4+E·1+A·1+R·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 13 pts
yeshivahs (21 points)
Yeshivah
Y·4+E·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+V·4+A·1+H·4+S·1 = 21 pts
ytterbias (14 points)
Ytterbia
Y·4+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+B·3+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 14 pts
yuletides (13 points)
Year-end periods
Certain holiday seasons
Holiday seasons
Y·4+U·1+L·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
10-Letter Words (7):
yardsticks (20 points)
Standards of judgment
They have three feet
They're rigid rules
Y·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 20 pts
yeastiness (13 points)
Quality of some bread
Y·4+E·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 13 pts
yellowfins (19 points)
Yellowfin
Y·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+F·4+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 19 pts
yeomanries (15 points)
Yeomanry
Y·4+E·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
yohimbines (20 points)
Yohimbine
Y·4+O·1+H·4+I·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 20 pts
younglings (15 points)
Kids
Y·4+O·1+U·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 15 pts
ytterbiums (17 points)
Ytterbium
Y·4+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+B·3+I·1+U·1+M·3+S·1 = 17 pts
11-Letter Words (1):
yellowtails (17 points)
California coastal fish.
Pacific sport fishes
Y·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+T·1+A·1+I·1+L·1+S·1 = 17 pts
12-Letter Words (3):
yeastinesses (15 points)
Yeastiness
Y·4+E·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
yesternights (19 points)
Yesternight
Y·4+E·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+S·1 = 19 pts
youngberries (18 points)
Youngberry
Y·4+O·1+U·1+N·1+G·2+B·3+E·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 18 pts

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Refine to Y+: YA YB YC YD YE YF YG YH YI YJ YK YL YM YN YO YP YQ YR YS YT YU YV YW YX YY YZ
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