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2-Letter Words Starting with Y (71 words)
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yaw (9 points)
Twisting motion (of ship)
List ( As a ship )
Not pitch or roll, say
Y·4+A·1+W·4 = 9 pts
yew (9 points)
Say, you in the tree (wordplay)
Kind of conifer
Robin Hood's wood
Y·4+E·1+W·4 = 9 pts
yow (9 points)
That's painful!
Man, that hurts!
I just stubbed my toe!
Y·4+O·1+W·4 = 9 pts
yawl (10 points)
Favorite boat in Dixie (wordplay)
Dixie sailboat (wordplay)
Dixie vessel (wordplay)
Y·4+A·1+W·4+L·1 = 10 pts
yawn (10 points)
Jaw-dropping opening (wordplay)
Catch flies (wordplay)
bo-o-o-ring! (nonverbal)
Y·4+A·1+W·4+N·1 = 10 pts
yawp (12 points)
Whitman's "barbaric" sound
Scream, as a bird.
Pup's loud, harsh cry
Y·4+A·1+W·4+P·3 = 12 pts
yaws (10 points)
Goes off on a tangent (wordplay)
Goes off course
Swings around, as a sailboat.
Y·4+A·1+W·4+S·1 = 10 pts
yews (10 points)
Exploit these trees (wordplay)
Trees for making longbows
Conifers with pliable wood
Y·4+E·1+W·4+S·1 = 10 pts
yowe (10 points)
A {ewe=n}
Y·4+O·1+W·4+E·1 = 10 pts
yowl (10 points)
Wailing cry (not howl)
Cat call (wordplay)
Loud cry of pain
Y·4+O·1+W·4+L·1 = 10 pts
yows (10 points)
Sounds from tattoo parlors, perhaps
Cries during a bikini waxing (wordplay)
Pained expressions (wordplay)
Y·4+O·1+W·4+S·1 = 10 pts
ywis (10 points)
Certainly Archaic.
Certainly: Archaic.
Y·4+W·4+I·1+S·1 = 10 pts
yawed (12 points)
Swerved at sea
Swerved off course
Swerved off-course
Y·4+A·1+W·4+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
yawls (11 points)
Two-masted sailboats
Two-masted vessels
Two-masted ships
Y·4+A·1+W·4+L·1+S·1 = 11 pts
yawns (11 points)
Applauds a bore (wordplay)
Signs of boredom (wordplay)
Long-meeting phenomena (wordplay)
Y·4+A·1+W·4+N·1+S·1 = 11 pts
yawps (13 points)
Makes raucous noises
Puts up a squawk
Makes a raucous noise
Y·4+A·1+W·4+P·3+S·1 = 13 pts
yowed (12 points)
Yow
Y·4+O·1+W·4+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
yowes (11 points)
Yowe
Y·4+O·1+W·4+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
yowie (11 points)
Gosh, that's painful!
Golly gee whiz!
Ouch, that hurts!
Y·4+O·1+W·4+I·1+E·1 = 11 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
yarrow (12 points)
Creeping plant (milfoil)
Folk singer Peter of Peter, Paul & Mary
Strong-scented plant
Y·4+A·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+W·4 = 12 pts
yawing (13 points)
Faulty sailing (wordplay)
Ship's unsteady action
Turning about the vertical
Y·4+A·1+W·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
yawled (13 points)
Emitted long, loud cries
Leaders of expedition desperately trapped under boat screamed
Y·4+A·1+W·4+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
yawned (13 points)
Gaped, with tiredness (wordplay)
Was about to nod, maybe
Showed disinterest, maybe
Y·4+A·1+W·4+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
yawner (12 points)
Hardly a moving picture (wordplay)
What a bore!
Show that's bo-o-oring
Y·4+A·1+W·4+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
yawped (15 points)
Talked loudly Slang.
Talked loudly: Slang.
Yelled obnoxiously
Y·4+A·1+W·4+P·3+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
yawper (14 points)
One who cries out
Y·4+A·1+W·4+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
yellow (12 points)
The yoke, say, of a rainbow
Colour of a corn-fed chicken (wordplay)
Canary unlike a lion (wordplay)
Y·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4 = 12 pts
yowies (12 points)
Yowie
Y·4+O·1+W·4+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
yowing (13 points)
Yow
Y·4+O·1+W·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
yowled (13 points)
Cried in pain
Cried out in pain
Gave out a wail
Y·4+O·1+W·4+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
yowler (12 points)
Scared animal, perhaps
Trapped animal, perhaps
Cat, at times
Y·4+O·1+W·4+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
yarrows (13 points)
Plants with flat-topped flower clusters
Common perennial herbs.
Fernlike plants
Y·4+A·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+W·4+S·1 = 13 pts
yawling (14 points)
Yawl
Y·4+A·1+W·4+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
yawners (13 points)
Members of the bored
They're boring
Dull sporting events
Y·4+A·1+W·4+N·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 13 pts
yawning (14 points)
Showing boredom (wordplay)
Wide open (as chasm)
In need of coffee, maybe
Y·4+A·1+W·4+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
yawpers (15 points)
Yawper
Y·4+A·1+W·4+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 15 pts
yawping (16 points)
The act of yelping
Y·4+A·1+W·4+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 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
yellowy (16 points)
A bit like custard or mustard (wordplay)
Like an egg yolk
Like old newspaper
Y·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+Y·4 = 16 pts
yowlers (13 points)
Yowler
Y·4+O·1+W·4+L·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 13 pts
yowling (14 points)
Unknown Member of Parliament in government is crying loudly
Wailing
Y·4+O·1+W·4+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 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
yardwork (19 points)
Mowing, edging, etc.
Suburbanite's obligation
Mowing the lawn, trimming the bushes, etc.
Y·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 19 pts
yawmeter (16 points)
An aircraft instrument
Y·4+A·1+W·4+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
yawpings (17 points)
Prattling utterances
Y·4+A·1+W·4+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 17 pts
yellowed (15 points)
Became ripe, maybe
In need of bleach, maybe
Like discoloured paper
Y·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
yellower (14 points)
Having more carotin.
Less of a hero
Not as brave
Y·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
yellowly (17 points)
In a yellow manner
Y·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+L·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
yardwands (17 points)
Yardwand
Y·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+W·4+A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1 = 17 pts
yardworks (20 points)
Yardwork
Y·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5+S·1 = 20 pts
yawmeters (17 points)
Yawmeter
Y·4+A·1+W·4+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 17 pts
yawningly (19 points)
In a yawning manner.
Y·4+A·1+W·4+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+Y·4 = 19 pts
yellowest (15 points)
Yellow
Y·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 15 pts
yellowfin (18 points)
Cowardly end in Cannes (wordplay)
A tuna in foil, newly cooked
Shout now, if that is flaky tuna
Y·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+F·4+I·1+N·1 = 18 pts
yellowing (16 points)
Displaying symptoms of jaundice
Like fall leaves
'Start to shout, due to age (9)'
Y·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 pts
yellowish (18 points)
Hue and cry, having nothing to desire
Similar to the colour of an egg yolk
To show pain is hard and a bit cowardly
Y·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+I·1+S·1+H·4 = 18 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
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
yellowtail (16 points)
California game fish
California rockfish.
Game fish
Y·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+T·1+A·1+I·1+L·1 = 16 pts
yellowware (19 points)
Earthenware made from a naturally occurring yellowish clay and ranging in color from pale yellow to mustard.
Y·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+W·4+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 19 pts
yellowwood (20 points)
""The wood of any one of several different kinds of trees; also, any one of the trees themselves. Among the trees so called are the Cladrastis tinctoria, an American leguminous tree; the several species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum); the Australian Flindersia Oxleyana, a tree related to the mahogany; certain South African species of Podocarpus, trees related to the yew; the East Indian Podocarpus latifolia; and the true satinwood (Chloroxylon Swietenia). All these Old World trees furnish valuable timber. Cladrastis tinctoria, an American leguminous tree; the several species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum); the Australian Flindersia Oxleyana, a tree related to the mahogany; certain South African species of Podocarpus, trees related to the yew; the East Indian Podocarpus latifolia; and the true satinwood (Chloroxylon Swietenia). All these Old World trees furnish valuable timber.""
Y·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+W·4+O·1+O·1+D·2 = 20 pts
yokefellow (23 points)
""An associate or companion in, or as in; a mate; a fellow; especially, a partner in marriage.""
Y·4+O·1+K·5+E·1+F·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4 = 23 pts
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
yellowhammer (25 points)
Bird - why 'Rommel ale'? (anagram)
European bird - Orwell mayhem (anagram)
Golden-winged flicker
Y·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+H·4+A·1+M·3+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 25 pts
yellowthroat (21 points)
""Any one of several species of American ground warblers of the genus Geothlypis, esp. the Maryland yellowthroat (G. trichas), which is a very common species. Geothlypis, esp. the Maryland yellowthroat (G. trichas), which is a very common species.""
Y·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+A·1+T·1 = 21 pts
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

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