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2-Letter Words Starting with Y (46 words)
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5-Letter Words (9):
yawls (11 points)
Two-masted sailboats
Two-masted vessels
Two-masted ships
Y·4+A·1+W·4+L·1+S·1 = 11 pts
yelks (12 points)
Yelk
Y·4+E·1+L·1+K·5+S·1 = 12 pts
yells (8 points)
Makes oneself hoarse, perhaps
Makes a long-distance call (wordplay)
Makes sure one is heard maybe
Y·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+S·1 = 8 pts
yelps (10 points)
Cries from a boxer, perhaps
Reacts to being startled, perhaps
Looks for a good place to eat, perhaps
Y·4+E·1+L·1+P·3+S·1 = 10 pts
yills (8 points)
Yill
Y·4+I·1+L·1+L·1+S·1 = 8 pts
ylems (10 points)
Masses of matter
Y·4+L·1+E·1+M·3+S·1 = 10 pts
yolks (12 points)
Omelet maker's discards, perhaps
Omelet makers discards perhaps
Imparters of richness
Y·4+O·1+L·1+K·5+S·1 = 12 pts
yowls (11 points)
Utter shrieks as of cats
Utter shrieks, as of cats
Cries of pain
Y·4+O·1+W·4+L·1+S·1 = 11 pts
yules (8 points)
Present times (wordplay)
Birthday celebrations (wordplay)
Tree-buying times
Y·4+U·1+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
6-Letter Words (5):
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
yodels (10 points)
Hits a high note (wordplay)
Calls from on high (wordplay)
Peak performances (wordplay)
Y·4+O·1+D·2+E·1+L·1+S·1 = 10 pts
yodles (10 points)
Alpine calls
Warbles.
Y·4+O·1+D·2+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
yokels (13 points)
Sticks figures (wordplay)
Cletus and kin on "The Simpsons"
Li'l Abner and Clem Kadiddlehopper
Y·4+O·1+K·5+E·1+L·1+S·1 = 13 pts
yulans (9 points)
Chinese magnolias.
Y·4+U·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 9 pts
7-Letter Words (6):
yeelins (10 points)
Yeelin
Y·4+E·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 10 pts
yellers (10 points)
Cheerleaders, for example
Screaming Mimis, for example
Pep squad, often
Y·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
yellows (13 points)
Shows age, as paper
Disease of plants
Cries about nothing and wife colours
Y·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+S·1 = 13 pts
yelpers (12 points)
Foes of restaurateurs, maybe
Litter components, maybe
Caged dogs, often
Y·4+E·1+L·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts
yodlers (11 points)
They claim to sing badly - Lord, yes!
Singers.
Y·4+O·1+D·2+L·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
yowlers (13 points)
Yowler
Y·4+O·1+W·4+L·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 13 pts
8-Letter Words (7):
yamalkas (17 points)
Yamalka
Y·4+A·1+M·3+A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+S·1 = 17 pts
yamulkas (17 points)
Yamulka
Y·4+A·1+M·3+U·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+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
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
yodelers (12 points)
Ones who make off-peak calls (wordplay)
High-range singers (wordplay)
Some Alpine singers
Y·4+O·1+D·2+E·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts
yokeless (15 points)
Without a yoke
Y·4+O·1+K·5+E·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 15 pts
9-Letter Words (7):
yardlands (14 points)
Yardland
Y·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1 = 14 pts
yarmelkes (18 points)
Yarmelke
Y·4+A·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+L·1+K·5+E·1+S·1 = 18 pts
yarmulkes (18 points)
Tel Aviv toppers
Certain religious head coverings
Y·4+A·1+R·1+M·3+U·1+L·1+K·5+E·1+S·1 = 18 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
yodellers (13 points)
Vocalists who scale the heights
Alpine singers
Tyrolean warblers
Y·4+O·1+D·2+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 13 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 (4):
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
yellowlegs (17 points)
Shore bird with jaundiced limbs?
Shore bird with jaundiced limbs (wordplay)
Y·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+L·1+E·1+G·2+S·1 = 17 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
yourselves (16 points)
Reflexive pronouns
Y·4+O·1+U·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 16 pts
11-Letter Words (4):
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
yellowwares (20 points)
Yellowware
Y·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+W·4+A·1+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 20 pts
yellowwoods (21 points)
Pod-bearing trees
Y·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+W·4+O·1+O·1+D·2+S·1 = 21 pts
yokefellows (24 points)
Yokefellow
Y·4+O·1+K·5+E·1+F·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+S·1 = 24 pts
12-Letter Words (1):
youthfulness (21 points)
Freshness and vitality
Fresh, vigorous condition
Y·4+O·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+F·4+U·1+L·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 21 pts
13-Letter Words (2):
yellowhammers (26 points)
European birds
European buntings
Y·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+H·4+A·1+M·3+M·3+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 26 pts
yellowthroats (22 points)
Yellowthroat
Y·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+A·1+T·1+S·1 = 22 pts
14-Letter Words (1):
youthfulnesses (23 points)
Youthfulness
Y·4+O·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+F·4+U·1+L·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 23 pts

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